Yearbook^ of Agriculture 1949 



99. Water oak. 



100. Laurel oak. 101. Willow oak. 102. Live oak. 



brown or yellow in fall. Acorns % inch long, about half enclosed by the deep cup. 

 Principal uses: Fuel wood, charcoal, and distillation products. 



yy. Leaves narrow, less than 2 inches broad, with edges smooth or 

 slightly 3-lobed. 



99. WATER OAK, Quercus nigra L. (red oak [lumber]). 



Large tree of Atlantic coast, Gulf coast, and Mississippi Valley regions. Bark gray, 

 fissured into irregular, scaly ridges. Leaves oval, 1 5/2 to 5 inches long, broadest at the 

 3-lobed or smooth apex or sometimes with several lobes, dull blue green, paler be- 

 neath, becoming smooth except for tufts of hairs along axis, turning yellow in fall and 

 shedding in winter. Acorns rounded, % to $/& inch in diameter, with shallow cup. 



Principal uses: Red oak lumber. Fuel. Shade tree. 



100. LAUREL OAK, Quercus laurifolia Michx. 



Large tree of South Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains. Bark dark brown, smoothish, 

 on large trunks becoming deeply furrowed, with broad ridges. Leaves oblong, 2 to 5 l /z 

 inches long, short-pointed with smooth or sometimes slightly lobed edges, shiny dark 

 green above, light green beneath, smooth, nearly evergreen but shedding in early spring. 

 Acorns rounded, about l /2 inch in diameter, with shallow cup. 



Principal uses: Fuel wood, charcoal, and distillation products. Shade tree. 



101. WILLOW OAK, Quercus phellos L. (red oak [lumber]). 



Large tree of Atlantic coast, Gulf coast, and Mississippi Valley regions. Bark gray 

 or brown, smoothish, on large trunks becoming fissured into scaly ridges. Leaves very 

 narrowly oblong or lance-shaped, 2 to 4 inches long and Ys to 34 mc h broad, short- 

 pointed with smooth or slightly wavy edges, light green and shiny above, beneath dull 

 and slightly hairy or nearly smooth, turning pale yellow in fall. Acorns small, rounded, 

 YQ inch in diameter, with shallow cup. 



Principal uses: Red oak lumber. Shade tree. 



xx. Leaves and their lobes not bristle-tipped; acorns maturing in first 

 year WHITE OAKS (the lumber of most species sold as white oak), 

 A. Leaves with edges usually smooth and rolled under, evergreen. 



102. LIVE OAK, Quercus virginiana Mill. 



Medium-sized, widespreading tree of South Atlantic coast and Gulf coast regions. Bark 

 dark brown, furrowed and slightly scaly. Leaves evergreen, elliptical or oblong, 2 to 5 



