176 Forests and Trees 



2. GARRY OAK. Quercus Garryana. Douglas. 



This is the principal oak tree of the Pacific slope. It some- 

 times reaches a height of more than one hundred feet, but its 

 best develcpment is south of the Canadian boundary. 



The leaves are large, thick and leathery, deep green and 

 rather irregularly lobed, the terminal often three-lobed. The 

 bark is dark brown or gray, about an inch thick and broken on 

 the surface into low ridges. The fruit is an acorn with a very 

 shallow cup. 



The wood of this oak is valuable for furniture, house finishing 

 and any work where durable wood that takes a good finish is 

 required. 



Its only occurrence in Canada is in the southern part of Van- 

 couver Island, and the islands of the Gulf of Georgia. 



