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38 39 



Fig. 38. Oucrciis Phcllos (center) and Qucrcus laiirifolia. on Univer- 

 sity campus, showing how the deciduous tree seems to be pushing the ever- 

 green one aside ; a common occurrence when evergreen and deciduous 

 trees grow close together. March 10, 1906. (These trees must have been 

 planted before the Civil War.) See Harper 6 in bibliography. 



Fig. 39. Same two trees as in preceding figure, nearly 22 years later. 

 January 11, 1928. This is a little closer view than the other, the growth of 

 other shade-trees in the interval making it impossible to get a satisfactory 

 picture from the same point as in 1906. At the time this was taken the 

 tree in the center was 36 inches in diameter and the one at the right 39 

 inches. 



Grows in alltivial bottoms and damp clayey flatwoods. and 

 around ponds. Can tolerate standing water better than most oaks. 

 Not to be expected in the mountains, where suitable habitats for it 

 <lo not exist. 



lA. Common in the barrens of Limestone County. 



IB. Frequent. 



IC. Morgan County. 



2B. Walker and Jefferson Counties. 



3. Common, especially in the flatwoods of Jones Valley. 



S. Chambers County (the most fertile of the Piedmont counties). 



6A. Frequent. 



6C. Common, especially near rivers. 



7. Common; making about 3% of the present forest. 



8. Macon, Russell and Barbour Counties. 



9. Sumter and Wilcox Counties, 

 low. Occasional throughout. 



11. Conecuh County. 



12(?). River-bottoms in Washington County opposite Jackson. 



13. Washington and Escambia Counties. 



