. Elementary woodworking . utionary THE OAKS 75 times at Fishkill-on-tlie-Hudson measuring seven feet indiameter. The acorns are sweet and are eagerly soughtafter by the squirrels. The wood is durable in exposed places and is used forcooperage, railroad ties, and fencing. 34. The Live Oak. No list of American oaks wouldbe complete without the live oak. This is a southerntree and is remarkable in many ways. Itsleaf has no indentations, remains green allwinter, and is thick and leathery. The wood is extremely heavy, a cubicfoot weighing nearly sixty pounds. It isas hard as it is heavy, and altho
. Elementary woodworking . utionary THE OAKS 75 times at Fishkill-on-tlie-Hudson measuring seven feet indiameter. The acorns are sweet and are eagerly soughtafter by the squirrels. The wood is durable in exposed places and is used forcooperage, railroad ties, and fencing. 34. The Live Oak. No list of American oaks wouldbe complete without the live oak. This is a southerntree and is remarkable in many ways. Itsleaf has no indentations, remains green allwinter, and is thick and leathery. The wood is extremely heavy, a cubicfoot weighing nearly sixty pounds. It isas hard as it is heavy, and although it takesa high polish and has a fine grain, it soondulls the edge of a tool. Before the age of steel, when all ships fig. 89. Leaf ofwere wooden, it was much used in ship- ^^^ ^^^building, and the government bought large tracts of landwhere live oak grew abundantly, so that the UnitedStates navy should never lack the necessary timber. It grows along the Atlantic coast, south from Vir-ginia, and along the Gulf to CHAPTER VII BROAD-LEAVED TREES: THE MAPLES It is the maple family to wliich we are indebted formuch of the glorious coloring of our autumn landscapes. It is true that all trees play their part in the generalcolor scheme, but for the brilliant reds and scarlets ofthe fall foliage we must look to the maples. When we think of the word maple we are apt tohave visions of other things besides trees. Maple andsugar or sirup seem to go together, and in fact some ofus do not know that there are other maples besides thesugar maple. This fine American tree is one of which we should beproud. Not only is it a handsome large tree, valuablefor its shade and the beautiful colors it wears in the fall,but its wood is hard and valuable,—it is often calledrock mapley — and besides all these good qualities it fur-nishes us with our maple sirup and sugar. The process of making maple sugar is quite interest-ing and may be divided into two stages, — gathering thesap, and boil
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