Habitat. 



138 WOOD AND FOREST. 



41 



BED OAK. 



Quercus rubra Linnaeus. 

 Quercus, the classical Latin name; rubra, refers to red color of wood. 



Habitat: (See map); 

 best in Massachusetts and 

 north of the Ohio river. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 70'-100'> 

 even 150'; diameter, 3'-6'> 

 a tall, handsome tree, 

 branches rather low; bark 

 brownish gray, broad, thin, 

 rounded ridges, rathei 

 smooth; leaves, 7 to 9 tri- 

 angular pointed lobes ; 

 with rounded sinuses > 

 acorns, characteristicall) 

 large, in flat shallow cups 



Appearance of Wood; 



Color, reddish brown, sap 

 wood darker ; ring-por- 

 ous ; rings, marked by sev 

 eral rows of very large 

 open ducts ; grain, crooked,, 

 coarse; rays, few, but 

 broad, conspicuous. 



Physical Qualities : 

 Heavy (23d in this list), 



Leaf. 



