The Oaks 



fusion of acorns of extraordinary length. These resemble the 

 acorns of Quercus alba in other respects. The Digger Indians 

 store them for winter use, and depend upon them as the source of 

 their bread. They are roasted and hulled, then ground into a 

 coarse meal, which is made into loaves and baked in rude ovens 

 in the sand. 



The leaves of Quercus lobata are of the true white oak type, 

 with squarish lobes and pale linings. They vary in size and form, 

 some being almost cut in two like those of the bur oak. 



Attempts to introduce this tree into cultivation outside of 

 its own range have proved unsuccessful. It is believed that the 

 climate of Australia might be agreeable to the species, which is 

 too exacting in its demands to thrive in Europe or in Eastern 

 America. 



Pacific Post Oak, Oregon White Oak {Quercus Garryana, 

 Hook.) — Large tree (or a shrub) 60 to 100 feet high, with stout 

 erect or spreading branches forming a compact head. Bark 

 orange brown or greyish, with shallow fissures and broad ridges; 

 twigs rufous, hairy. Wood light yellowish brown, hard, firm, 

 strong, tough. Buds large, pointed, coated with red fuzz. Leaves 

 obovate or oblong, 4 to 6 inches long, coarsely 7 to 9-lobed, with 

 shallow sinuses and blunt lobes, leathery, dark green, shining, 

 with pale or orange-brown hairy lining and conspicuous veins. 

 Flowers: staminate in haii-y catkins; pistillate, sessile, solitary. 

 Acorns annual, ^ to i inch long, pointed, in shallow, fuzzy cup 

 with small, thin, loose scales. Preferred habitat, dry, gravelly 

 slopes. Distribution, Vancouver Island and the valley of the 

 lower Eraser River, along coast valleys to Santa Cruz Mountains. 

 Best and most abundant in western Oregon and Washington, 

 Shrubby on mountains. Uses: The most important timber 

 oak on the west coast. Wood of young trees especially tough and 

 valuable. Used in construction of ships, buildings, vehicles, 

 agricultural implements, barrels and in finer cabinet work; 

 excellent fuel. 



This oak has leaves and rusty twigs that bear a striking 

 resemblance to the post oak of our Eastern coast barrens. The 

 bark, however, is pale grey, and often broken into squares by 

 transverse fissures. The acorns are quite distinctive, being 

 large, often over an inch long, nearly twice as long as wide, and 

 set in a small cup, often shallow as that of Quercus rubra. 



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