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Trees of Kentucky 



No. 1. g. -SV(//;//> ll'liitc Oak Qucrcns platanoidcs. 



Swamp White ( >ak is found commercially in the moist situa- 

 tions of Western Kentucky. 



In habit, it resembles White Oak; the wood also is sim- 

 ilar, but of an inferior quality. 



The two-toned surface of its leaves justifies the botanical 

 name, bicolor. 



, , - ,, - Tree tall, straight, with large 



trunk often buttressed 

 at the base. 



Bark dark brown, shedding 

 in sheets like Syca- 

 more. 



Lca-rcs broad, with narrow 

 tip and base ; yellow 

 screen above, pale, 

 downy white, be- 

 neath. 



Fruit acorns on long', slender 

 stems ; oblong nuts 

 deeply set in saucer- 

 shaped cups, covered 

 with thick, woolly 

 scales. 



