. The geography of Texas, physical and political. en the Black and Grand prairies, while the latterskirts the western margin of the Grand prairie. Asso-ciated with the dominating species are various other trees,such as several forms of oak, the hickory, persimmon, anddogwood. 52. The Forest Growth of the Edwards Plateau. Thestreams flowing in the canyon valleys of the Edwardsplateau are often fringed with a forest growth whichincludes such trees as the pecan, live oak, sycamore, elm,Avalnut, and, strange to say, the cypress. The latter is ofcourse far removed from its kindred in the eastern Te
. The geography of Texas, physical and political. en the Black and Grand prairies, while the latterskirts the western margin of the Grand prairie. Asso-ciated with the dominating species are various other trees,such as several forms of oak, the hickory, persimmon, anddogwood. 52. The Forest Growth of the Edwards Plateau. Thestreams flowing in the canyon valleys of the Edwardsplateau are often fringed with a forest growth whichincludes such trees as the pecan, live oak, sycamore, elm,Avalnut, and, strange to say, the cypress. The latter is ofcourse far removed from its kindred in the eastern Texasswamps. As distinct from this growth of the valleys, mentionshould be made of that found on the hilly, dissected borderof the plateau, the cedars and dwarf, scrubby oaks. Patches 56 THE GEOGRAPHY OF TEXAS of stunted oaks, called shinneries, are also found on thehigher parts of the plateau. 53. The Trans-Pecos Forest Growth. The forests of theTrans-Pecos region are confined to the high mountainslopes and canyons. They are of the Rocky mountain. EiG. 32. Cedar Growth on Hill West of Shoal Cijeek, Austin type, and in the vicinity of the Great Bend of the RioGrande are found above six thousand feet. While muchof the timber is dwarfed and gnarled, in the higher partsof the Guadalupe, Davis, and Chisos mountains there arepines, cedars, and other trees of large size.
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