Trees and tree drawing; . ed that in forest they undergo the changeindicated by cause of the changed conditions. The tree that has become almost a symbol of England,the tree whose timber, built into ships, was for centuriesthe countrys main defence, and which was thereforethe tree of greatest consequence, shall be taken tree, the Oak {Querciis robur), enjoys a very widearea, of which the British Isles are but a portion. Inits northern limits, or in bleak, exposed places, it is buta dwarf, but in favourable situations it becomes a giant,being one of the greatest and longest-lived of a
Trees and tree drawing; . ed that in forest they undergo the changeindicated by cause of the changed conditions. The tree that has become almost a symbol of England,the tree whose timber, built into ships, was for centuriesthe countrys main defence, and which was thereforethe tree of greatest consequence, shall be taken tree, the Oak {Querciis robur), enjoys a very widearea, of which the British Isles are but a portion. Inits northern limits, or in bleak, exposed places, it is buta dwarf, but in favourable situations it becomes a giant,being one of the greatest and longest-lived of all thedenizens of our woods. It grows to its greatest heightin close forest, with a tall, straight baulk of timber,which in the open is replaced by a somewhat short,thick stem, from which spread at right angles its mightylimbs, often making its crown as wide as the height ofthe tree. The stem (see Fig. 4) is coated with thick, roughbark, and it spreads out at its base to its lateral roots, as TREES AND TREE DRAWING. 81 m0. 82 TREES AND TREE DRAWING. it spreads out above to its aerial branches. The rootsystem is both deep and massive ; the enormous strengthof its great descending lateral roots enable it to with-stand the strain of the gale on its vast head of trees compromise with weight and wind, by eithersending their branches upward or letting them droop,but the Oak often seems to scorn all risk, and sendsits branches out horizontally, regardless of the failure of the leading bud an Oak branch isoften found to bend sharply off to right or left, makingthe elbows so much sought by shipbuilders: thisis more especially noticeable in the hedgerow Oak leaf is simple, but deeply lobed. The foliagegrows in tufts (see Fig. 6) rather than long sprays fromthe buds, being clustered closer together towards theend of the twig. The flowers are inconspicuous, littleaffecting the ai^pearance of the tree, though a heavycrop of male catkins when full out are qu
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