286 Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



263. WHITE OAK 

 QUERCUS ALBA L. 



Rather common about the lake, forming 35% of the forest at 

 Long Point, and reaching large size in the heavy forests east of the 

 lake. Common also in Walley's woods and north of the lake. 



Forest trees often show considerable individual variation as to 

 time of leafing, blooming, etc. The leaves, which come out furry 

 and pink, began coming out May 3, 1901 ; one tree in Chadwick's 

 yard which was much behind the majority, began leafing out May 

 28, 1901. On May 6, trees in Green's woods were in blossom. 

 Acorns began falling September 18, 1900, and on September 25, 

 26 and 28 they were falling almost constantly. Some were ob- 

 served sprouting on September 28. They germinate almost as 

 soon as they fall. On October 17, 1907, leaves were falling and 

 the trees were purplish in color. On November 8, 1906, the 

 leaves were falling rapidly; the fallen leaves were a soft violet 

 color, and the purple mass made by the trees which still retained 

 them contrasted beautifully with the rich brown of the black oaks. 

 The white oak saplings hold their leaves through the winter until 

 the new leaves begin to appear in spring, so that in some parts of 

 the country they are called "push oaks". The old trees shed their 

 leaves in autumn and are barren through the winter. 



Although the white oak is not frequently planted for either 

 shade or ornament, it is one of the comparatively few trees nearly 

 everybody has a distinct impression of and considerable acquaint- 

 ance with apart from its being a portion of the forest. There is a 

 strength and dignity belonging to it that is found in no other tree. 

 Its habit of sending out rather low massive branches adds to its im- 

 pressive appearance and makes it more striking than even the bur 

 oak, which attains larger size and greater height. 



In the autumn of 1913 a moderate-sized tree near the Bardsley 

 cottage bore a good crop of acorns, all or nearly all of which con- 

 tained two embryos each and sent out two sprouts on germinating. 



264. BUR OAK; MOSSY-CUP OAK 



QUERCUS MACROCARPA Michx. 



Not very common in the immediate vicinity of the lake. Noted 

 east of Lakeview Hotel, in woods northeast of the lake, along the 

 north shore west of the depot, several west of the lake toward the 

 tamaracks, one on the Military Academy grounds. Just to the 



