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Tliis intorostiii<r and stately oaU. when grow- 

 ing among other tire- in f ivoimMc localil ics. 

 attains a licight of 100 ft. with straight c.il- 

 nnmar tnink :i 4 ft. i,i dianicti'r, rlothcd in 

 • initc smooth barU, hut tissureil on old trunk- 

 into flat tirm ridges. It is distinctly a tree 

 of the low-lands of the (iulf and Atlantic coast 

 regions reaching its northernmost point of dis- 

 tribution in the Dismal Swamp of eastern Vir- 

 ginia. There it is common along the border of 

 the great swamp in company with the Over cup 

 Oak. Ked, Loblolly and Sweet Bays. Carolina 

 Ash, Sourwood. Water, Tupelo and Sweet Gums, 

 White Cedar, etc. 



It is a beautiful tree with its laurel-like 

 leaves and sturdy trunks and is deservedly 

 popular as a shade tree in the southern states, 

 where it is commonly planted and is usually 

 called the Water Oak. The wood heretofore 

 has been used mainly for fuel and charco;;!. 

 though suitable for lumber for interior finish- 

 ing, etc. A cubic foot when absolutely dry 

 weighs 47.82 Ibs.i 



Lravc.t narrow-oblons to ohlons-obovate, some- 

 tirncs falcate. 2-4 in. loni;, cuneate at ba^se, 

 rounded or ai^iite at apex, entire or on vigorous 

 branches unequall.v lobed. at maturit.v lustrous 

 dark green above, paler beneath ; petioles short 

 and stout. Floirrrs: staminate in reddish hairy 

 aments 2-3 In. long : pistillate with short stout 

 glabrous peduncles. Fruit sessile or n-arly so. 

 usually solitary with short ovoid to hemispherical 

 nut. pubernlous at apex about one fourth inclosed 

 in a thin flat saucer-shaped cup with thin pale^ 

 pubescent closely imbricated scales. 



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