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when drying. Were it not for this feature it would prove 

 a good substitute for White Oak for furniture, interior 

 finish, and tight cooperage. It is mainly used for railroad 

 ties, general construction, fencing, and fuel sometimes 

 for heavy carriage and wagon work. 



It is altogether probable that its artificial propagation, 

 except by seed planting, will not be successful if attempted, 

 its tap-root making removal from the nursery a very diffi- 

 cult task at best. At all events, it should be undertaken with 

 caution. Reproduction can surely be brought about by gath- 

 ering and planting the acorns as recommended for White 

 Oak. However, as White Oak can be grown in much of the 

 territory where Post Oak flourishes, the former should be 

 planted there in preference. Still, as Post Oak will grow 

 in poorer soil than White Oak, care should be taken to grow 

 it there, and a proper selection of the ground made. 



CHINQUAPIN OAK : YELLOW OAK : Quercus acuminata 



THIS is another of the White Oak class with leaves 

 largely resembling those of the Chestnut, and varying but 

 little from the leaves of the Chestnut Oak (Q. prinus). 

 They gradually taper to an apex, hence the botanical de- 

 signation acuminata. Its natural range is substantially the 

 same as that of the Chestnut Oak, except that it extends 

 farther west, invading Kansas. It is by no means of uni- 

 form growth, and in some localities is somewhat dwarfed. 

 Its best development appears to be on limestone soils in the 

 Mississippi Valley, where it flourishes on ridges and hills 

 as well as on rich bottom lands and rocky banks of streams. 

 It is not frequently found in the Atlantic States, but is 

 quite common west of the Alleghany Mountains, extending 

 from there to Kansas. When growing in its favorite soil 

 the tree sometimes reaches a height of one hundred and 

 twenty feet with a diameter of four feet. It is light-demand- 

 ing, and therefore will grow tall and free from limbs to a 

 great height if crowded when young. 



