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TIMBER TBEES OF NOETH CAROLINA. 



middle Tennessee, and northern Arkansas ; reaching its best devel- 

 opment in the basin of the Ohio river. 



In this State, where it attains an average height of -iO to 50 feet 

 .and an average diameter of 12 to 15 inches, it is confined to the 

 mountains and western part of the Piedmont plateau, where it is 

 usually found along streams on alluvial loams. (Fig. 28.) 



Seed years are frequent and young seedlings are common, near 

 the parent tree, on moist valley lands in the mountains. 



The oblong lance-shaped leaves are entire, pale downy below, 

 and tipped with an abrupt sharp point. The acorn is nearly 

 globular and about one-third to one-half enclosed by a cup which 

 is covered with broad whitish closely appressed scales. The 

 brown winter-buds are acute and small-scaled. 



The wood is heavy, hard, rather coarse-grained, and checks 

 badly in drying ; light brown in color ; the sapwood much lighter. 

 It is occasionally used for clapboards and sjiingles, and in con- 

 struction. 



Q,uercus phelloe, Linnreus. 

 (willow oak.) 



A tree, with large spreading crown, rough dark brown bark, 

 and smooth branches, reaching a height of 80 and ,a diameter of 

 4 feet. 



It occurs from Staten Island, New York, south near the coast to 



