170 FAMILIAR TREES AND THEIR LEAVES. 



to Wisconsin, Missouri, and northeastern Kansas. It 



extends southward along the Alleghany Mountains 



to Georgia and Alabama, and also from Tennessee 



to northern Arkansas. Its largest growth is 



in the valley of the lower Ohio 



River. 



Willow Oak. The willow oak 



Quercus Phellos. (QQ to 80 feet 



high), so named because its leaves 

 resemble those of the willow, is a 

 beautiful tree which frequently 

 shades the streets of Southern 

 towns. The leaf is a brilliant light 

 green above, and dull, pale green 

 below. The tiny acorn has a sau- 

 cer-shaped cup and a small globular nut. The ker- 

 nel is orange-yellow and bitter. The stem is exceed- 

 ingly short. 



This oak is found on the borders of swamps or in 

 sandy, low woods, from Tottenville, Staten Island, 

 ~N. Y., to northeastern Florida. It is also distributed 

 along the Gulf States to Texas, and extends from 

 southern Kentucky through Tennessee to Arkansas 

 and southeastern Missouri. 



The bark is reddish brown, and has close scales ; it 

 K comparatively smooth. The willow oak is a beauti- 

 ful shade tree, whose remarkable foliage lights up 



Willow Oak. 



