TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA 45 



the cup. Easily distinguished from others by the 

 reddish inner bark. It is common in the mountains 

 under 2500 feet, abundant in the Piedmont and in 

 the upper half of the coastal plain. It is usually 

 called the Red Oak in this state. While handsome 

 enough, the Black Oak is more subject to breakage 

 and decay than others of like stature, and should not 

 be selected for planting. In Chapel Hill it reaches a 

 circumference of 11 ft., 4 in. at 5 feet from the 

 ground (Prof. HowelPs yard) and in Ealeigh 16 

 feet, 1 inch at the same height from the ground (Mr. 

 William Andrew's yard). Dates of flowering: 

 April 5, 1903; April 14, 1909; April 19, 1915; 

 April 16, 1916. 



57. Quercus falcata Michx. Spanish Oak. 



A large and very common upland tree with gray 

 bark and deep green foliage ; the under side of the 3-5 

 lobed, rather narrow leaf is covered permanently with 

 a yellowish-gray tomentum, and the central lobe is 

 much longer and narrower than in the other species. 

 In young trees and on sprouts the leaves are wedge 

 shaped and three-lobed at the end. The acorns are 

 small with a red scar. The Spanish Oak, usually 

 called Red Oak, extends from the coast to an eleva- 

 tion of something over 2000 feet in the mountains. 

 It is long-lived, durable, and not easily subject to 

 decay, and in Chapel Hill reaches a circumference 

 of 16 ft. 9 in. at 5 feet from the ground. (Tree near 

 west gate of campus.) Dates of flowering: April 5, 



