Native Trees of Kentucky 



No. 1. //. Basket Oak Onercus iniclian.vii. 



The I'asket Oak, or Cow Oak, found abundantly in low 

 grounds of Western Kentucky, ranks close to White Oak in qual- 

 ity and price. As the wood splits easily, it is especially valuable 

 in the manufacture of baskets and crates. Owing to the sweet- 

 ness and abundance of its acorn, Basket Oak ranks among the 

 foremost mast trees of the Oak Family. 



It is the handsomest of the Chestnut Leaved Oaks, deserving 

 recognition as an ornamental park tree for wet situations. 



Tree undivided straight trunk, with large full crown. 



Bark separates into thin plates of pale gray color. 



Leaves broadly oblong, with narrow base and coarsely scal- 

 loped margins. 



Fruit acorns, sweet, edible ; nuts deeply seated in saucer- 

 shaped cups, with hairy fringed rims. 



