40 Trees of North Carolina 



somewhat more pubescent on both surfaces. The 

 species is very near the ordinary Post Oak, and per- 

 haps should be considered only a sand hill form of 

 that species. 



46. Quercus lyrata Walt. Overcup Oak. 



An uncommon tree of the low grounds with the 

 acorn almost or entirely covered by the cup; leaves 

 smooth and green or whitish-tomentose on the under 

 side, usually long and narrow with distant, deep, 

 pointed lobes. The Overcup Oak is confined to river 

 bottoms and rich low grounds in the coastal plain and 

 eastern Piedmont, but is absent over large areas. It 

 extends westward to Anson, Chatham, Orange, and 

 Nash Counties, and is plentiful at Chapel Hill. Ex- 

 amples: trees at edge of swamp of Bowlin's Creek, 

 near Handcock's bridge. 



47. Quercus Michauxii Nutt. Swamp Chestnut Oak. 



A fine large tree of the low grounds of the coastal 

 plain and extending westward through the middle 

 Piedmont. Leaves downy beneath and with many 

 shallow, rounded lobes; acorns large, in a cup with 

 separate scales. Examples : trees at edge of swamp 

 of Bowlin's Creek near Handcock's bridge, also in 

 swamp of New Hope Creek, near Chapel Hill-Dur- 

 ham road bridge where they reach 15 feet in circum- 

 ference 5 feet from the ground. The wood is valu- 

 able for many purposes. 



