150 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBuU. 



tanning. The bark is rich in tannin, is of medicinal value and 

 is officinal. The acorns are sometimes roasted and used as 

 a substitute for coffee. 



Quercus stellata Wang, (star-shaped). 

 Quercus minor Sarg. 

 Post Oak. Iron Oak. 



Local. Usually in rocky ground on and near the coast: 

 East Lyme and Old Lyme (Graves), Branford (Andrews), 

 New Haven (C. K. Averill, Eames, Harger), Orange and 

 Milford (C. K. Averill, Andrews, Bissell), and westward 

 (Eames). Extending inland as far as Hamden, on Mt. 

 Carmel (A. E. Blewitt), and Huntington, at 350 ft. elevation 

 (Eames). May ; fruit Oct. 



The wood is very hard, heavy and strong. In Connecticut 

 only a small tree. 



Quercus macrocarpa Michx. (large-fruited). 

 Bur Oak. Over-cup or Mossy-cup Oak. 



Rich soil in bottom lands or swampy places. Rare or local 

 and confined to the northwestern part of the state : Canaan (J. 

 H. Putnam & Bissell), Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). May; 

 fruit Sept. — Oct. 



The wood is heavy and hard, similar to and often sold as 

 that of the White Oak. 



Quercus bicolor Willd. (two-colored). 

 Quercus platanoides Sudworth. 

 Swamp White Oak. 



Frequent. Swamps and wet woods. May; fruit Sept. — 

 Oct. 



The wood is heavy and strong, furnishing a good quality 

 of timber. 



Quercus Muhlenbergii Engelm. 

 Quercus acuminata Houba. 

 Yellow Oak. Chestnut Oak. 



Rare. Calcareous ridges in the northwestern part of the 

 state: Canaan (C. K. Averill), Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). 

 Also along the Housatonic River in Kent (E. H. Austin & 

 Eames), New Milford (C. K. Averill & E. H. Austin), and 



