. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 76 Common Trees SCRUB OAK Quercus ilicifolia, Wangenheim THE SCRUB OAK, also called Bear Oak, Ground Oak, and Barren Oak, is the smallest member of the Black Oaks native to eastern North America. It rarely extends 15 feet in height and 5 inches in SCRUB OAK One-third natural size. The leaves are simple, alternate, 2 to 5 inches long, \x/i to 3 inches wide, 3 to 7-lobed, with bristle tips, dark green and glossy above, whitish beneath, leathery in texture. The flowers appear with the leaves and are of two kinds. The pollen-bearing are arranged
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. 76 Common Trees SCRUB OAK Quercus ilicifolia, Wangenheim THE SCRUB OAK, also called Bear Oak, Ground Oak, and Barren Oak, is the smallest member of the Black Oaks native to eastern North America. It rarely extends 15 feet in height and 5 inches in SCRUB OAK One-third natural size. The leaves are simple, alternate, 2 to 5 inches long, \x/i to 3 inches wide, 3 to 7-lobed, with bristle tips, dark green and glossy above, whitish beneath, leathery in texture. The flowers appear with the leaves and are of two kinds. The pollen-bearing are arranged in drooping tassels; the acorn - producing occur in few - flowered clusters on new growth. The fruit is an acorn maturing in two seasons. The nut is light-brown, about Yi of an inch broad and long, half enclosed in cup. The cup is reddish-brown, scaly,^ stalkless, hairy within. The acorns are produced in large numbers and occur in dense clusters. The bark is smooth, grayish to dark-brown. The twigs are grayish to dark-brown. The buds are small, blunt- pointed, chestnut-brown. The wood is of no commercial importance, but is used locally for fuel. The Scrub Oak is found from Maine to Ohio and south to North Carolina and Kentucky. It is found on dry sterile soil and burned-over areas on Long Island, Staten Island, the highlands of the Hudson, the sandy plains of central New York and locally Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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