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wood belt on California coast. Well-drained, rich 
soils. Shade-enduring. Foliage evergreen. 
31, Cuestnut-Oak (Rock Chestnut-Oak) (Quer- 
cus prinus Linn.). Height, 80 feet +; diameter, 
3 feet +. Northeastern. Best development in 
Southern Allegheny Mountains. For planting on 
rocky banks and hillsides; never in any but well- 
drained situations. 
32. Bur-Oax (Mossy-cup Oak; Over-cup Oak) 
(Quercus macrocarpa Michx.). Height, 100 feet +; 
diameter, 34 feet +. Mainly Northeastern United 
States; extends farthest west and northwest of any 
of the Eastern oaks. Requires better soil than white 
oak; deep, rich loam; more shade-enduring. A West- 
ern substitute for white oak, and especially recom- 
mended for prairie planting. 
33. Swamp Waitt Oak (Quercus platanoides 
Lam.; Sudw.). Height, 90 feet-+; diameter, 2 
feet +. Northeastern United States. Best develop- 
ment in region south of the Great Lakes. In deep, 
moist, or inundated swamps and low banks of water- 
courses. Succeeds in all loose, rich, fairly moist up- 
land soils. 
34. Rep Oak (Quercus rubra Linn.). Height, 
100 feet +; diameter, 34 feet-+. East of Rocky 
Mountains. Most northerly of Atlantic oaks. Best 
development in Massachusetts. Thrives in all soils 
