146 WOOD AND FOREST. 



45 



White Oak (Western). 

 Quercus garryana Douglas. 

 Quercus, tlie classical Latin name; garryana, named for Garry. 



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Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best ill western Wasliiiig- 

 ton and Oregon. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, GO'-rO', 

 even 100'; diameter, 2'- 

 3' ; branches, spreading ; 

 bark, light brown, shallow 

 fissures, broad ridges ; 

 leaves, coarseh' pinnati- 

 fied, lobed ; fruit, large 

 acorns. 



Appearance of Wood : 



Color, light brown, sap- 

 wood whitish ; ring-por- 

 ous ; rings, marked bv 1 

 to 3 rows of open ducts; 

 grain, close, crooked ; 

 rays, varying greatly in 

 width, often conspicuous 



Physical Qualities : 



Heavy (10th in this list), 

 46 lbs. per cu. ft. ; sp. gr., 

 0.7-119; strong (28th in 

 this list) ; elasticity nie- 



