Handbook of Tkees of the Nokti-iekn States and Cana 



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Tliis abundant ami widely dislributod Oalc 

 constitutes a considcrabh.' portion of the Oak 

 forest -^ uf the Allanl ie stairs, frequcntlv at- 

 taining the hei.^ht of 70 or SO ft. and has been 

 known to considerahly surjiass 100 ft. in height, 

 with trunk ;] or 4 ft. in diameter. The hark of 

 tniid^ i> iirinly I'id.ucd, (hirk brown or blackish 

 outside and distinctly yellowish within. When 

 growing apart from uther trees it develops a 

 rather wide rounded or oblong top of which 

 a noticeable feature is its large histi'ons leaves, 

 p:irtienlarly those of its lower branrlies. in 

 autumn they assume tints varying from dnll 

 red to nraugc ami brnwn. 



The wood, of wliieh a cubic foot when abso- 

 lutely dry weighs 43.110 lbs., is not distingaushed 

 in commerce and ust's frdui that tjf the Red 

 Oak.- The inner bai'k yields tan)iin, a yellnw 

 dye, and is sometimes used in medicine. 



Leaves oboyate to oblong in outline, 8-12 in. 

 long, mostly obtuse liut sometimes truncate or 



rounded at base, pinnatcly Inhed generally to about 

 the middle with rniinii-iMMtiird sinuses and usually 

 7 more or h^ss obli(|in- loins si)ariu;;ly mucronate- 

 deotate at apex, broader :ii base and"the terminal 

 pair the laru^'st. red at first tbcn boary-pubesecnt 

 and at maturity lustrtuis d;i I'k .^rccn above, pa I it 

 and puhescent and bairy-tufted in tbe axils of tbc 

 veins benealb. Eeaves are sometimes found haniiy 

 disrini^uishable from those of the Scarlet 0;i I-:. 

 I'hiirrrs: staniinate aments 4-*) in. lon.ii' willi calyx 

 piiiK-sciMit and aenle lobes: pistillate amenls with 

 si nut tomentose pi 'it uncles Mnd red si t'^mns. 

 Fniit solitary ov in pnii-s. sessile or short-stalked 

 with stout ovoid brown :iim1 often striated :ind 

 sometimes pubescent weoni, '^-'Ki in. lont;'. almost 

 Iialf covered with 1 Im' (bMp i n rhinnte cup with 

 thin (i^dit brown sr;irioiis in.i r-iiicd scab-s. elosdy 

 imbricated at the b;isc ;iiid bwisdy so or somewhat 

 siiroading nearer Ibr cd-f's oT !lie cup. 



1. Syn. fjiirrcii^ tiiicton'a Bartr. 



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