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The Book of Woodcraft 



Pin Oak or Swamp Oak (Quercus palustris) 



Fifty to 70 or even 120 feet high, in swampy land. Wood 

 hard, coarse-grained, very strong and tough. Will not 

 stand exposure next to ground. A cubic foot weighs 34 



lbs. Its acorns take two seasons to ripen. Leaves 4 to 6 

 inches long. In moist woods and along swamp edges 

 Mass. to Iowa and Ark. 



Beech {Fagus grandifolia) 



In all North America there is but one species of beech. It 

 is a noble forest tree, 70 to 80, and occasionally 120 feet 



