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WOOD AXD FOREST. 



46 

 POST OAK. 



Quercus stellata Wangenheim. Quercus minor (Marsh) Sargent. 

 Quercus obtusiloba Michaux. 



Quercus, the classical Latin name; stellata, refers to the stellate hairs 

 on upper side of leaf; minor, refers to size of tree, which is often shrubby; 

 obtusiloba, refers to the blunt lobes of leaves. 



Habitat. 



Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best in Mississippi basin. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree : Height, 5^-75', 

 even 100'; but often a 

 shrub ; diameter, 2'-3' ; 

 branches, spreading into 

 dense round-topped head; 

 bark, red or brown, deep, 

 vertical, almost continu- 

 ous, fissures and broad 

 ridges, looks corrugated ; 

 leaves, in large tufts at 

 ends of branchlets ; acorns, 

 small, sessile. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, brown, thick, sap- 

 wood, lighter ; ring-por- 

 ous; rings, 1 to 3 rows of 

 not large open ducts; 

 grain, crooked; rays, nu- 

 merous, conspicuous. 



Physical dualities : 

 Yery heavy (2d in this 

 list), 50 Ibs. per cu. ft.; 



