. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 153 t PLATE LXX. WILLOW OAK Khiwciiiiu liiiiiiili with iiiniiiitiiir leaves, (s( stiiiiiiimte lilussoiiis, f|i| pistillHle lilns- soins (i) iiimiHt\iif aioriis. x h. witli nintiire leaves, iiimiatuie and inaturo ncciriis, x j. All ae«iin nip. x A. All ai'oni, X \. :,. Winter tuia with jentieels, ai)<l im Illiltlire iieoflis, X \. »;. winter twi;.'. eiilaructl. 7. (iMss seeti r IwIk sh\viii« |ieiitiin;:iilii r |tifh. wihhI with eiiiis|iieiiiMis iiiediillarj pays, aiMl liark, eiilai;
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 153 t PLATE LXX. WILLOW OAK Khiwciiiiu liiiiiiili with iiiniiiitiiir leaves, (s( stiiiiiiimte lilussoiiis, f|i| pistillHle lilns- soins (i) iiimiHt\iif aioriis. x h. witli nintiire leaves, iiimiatuie and inaturo ncciriis, x j. All ae«iin nip. x A. All ai'oni, X \. :,. Winter tuia with jentieels, ai)<l im Illiltlire iieoflis, X \. »;. winter twi;.'. eiilaructl. 7. (iMss seeti r IwIk sh\viii« |ieiitiin;:iilii r |tifh. wihhI with eiiiis|iieiiiMis iiiediillarj pays, aiMl liark, eiilai;;<Ml. WILLOW OAK Quercus phellos, Linnaeus FOBM—This tree usually attains a height of 50-60 ft. with a diameter of l}-2 ft., but may reach a height of 80 ft. with a diameter of 4 feet. Crown usually narrow, rather open, pyramidal and round-topped. BARK—Beddish-brown, )•} of an inch thick, shallowly Assured and scaly. TWIOS^Rather stout, smooth and shining during first winter, reddish-brown to dark brown. BUDS—Alternate, ovate, about i of an inch long, strongly angled, sharp-pointed, covered by loosely overlapping dark brown scales which are slightly serrated on the margin. LEAVES—Alternate, narrowly elliptic, sometimes lanceolate, narrowed at apex and base. 3-5 inches long, }-l inch wide, entire or with slightly wavy margins; terminated by a sharp bristle- pointed apex. LEAF-SOABS—See "Leaf-Scars" under White Oak, page 138. FLOWER&—Appear about May when leaves are J developed. Staminate flowers slender, hairy, yellowish, 2-3 Inches long. Pistillate flowers borne on smooth slender stalks. FBVIT—An acorn, maturing at the end of the second season, usually solitary, sessile or nearly so. Nut hemispheric, i inch in diameter, pale yellow-brown, sometimes striate. Cup saucer- shaped, covers only a small portion of the base of the nut and is covered with close, thin, hairy, reddish-brovm scales. Kernel is very bitter and yellowish in color. WOOD—Ri
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