The Trees of Texas 71 
The trees are too small to be of value for timber. It is 
used for fuel. 
6. Quercus Mublerbergii Englemann. Yellow Oak. Tan 
Bark Oak. A large forest tree with maximum height of 100° 
and trunk diameter of 6°-7°, but usually smaller, 60°- 
70° high, and 3°-4° in diameter. The branches are spreading, 
forming a rather broad crown. The bark on old trunks is 
about 114’ thick, close, light to dark gray, scaly, sometimes 
separating in rather large flakes. Leaves with petioles 
14’-114’ long, obovate to oblong lanceolate, taper pointed, 
coarseily toothed, teeth incurved, glandular, hairy on both 
sides when young, smooth above at maturity, hairy below. 
Acorn 14’-34’ long enclosed for about one-third of its length 
by the thin, silvery gray cup-shaped cup. This tree is fre- 
quently confused with Quercus prinus from which it may 
be distinguished by the bark on the mature trunk. 
Vermont to Minnesota, south to Florida and west to Texas. 
It is most abundant on limestone soils. 
The wood is heavy, close grained, hard and strong. It is 
used for the same purposes as Quercus alba. 
7. Quercus Michauxii Nuttall. Cow Oak. Basket Oak. 
A large forest tree reaching a maximum height of 100° with 
trunk diameter of 6°-7°. The branches are stout and up- 
right, forming a rather narrow rounded crown. The bark is 
14’ to 1’ thick, light ashy gray, separating into thin plates. 
Leaves obovate to broadly oblong with petioles 3<’-114’ long, 
short taper-pointed at the apex, wedge-shaped or sometimes 
rounded at base, toothed, smooth and dark green above, paler 
and densely hairy beneath. Acorns solitary or in pairs, borne 
on short stalks, nut ovoid 1’-114’ long, one-half enclosed in 
the scaly, pubescent, saucer-shaped cup. 
Delaware to Indiana, Missouri, south to Florida and west 
to Texas. In Texas it extends to the Trinity Valley. 
Uses similar to Quercus alba. 
8. Quercus Brayi Small. Bray’s Oak. A rather large 
forest tree attaining a height of 50° to 60° with gray, flaky 
bark. Leaves obovate, somewhat triangular, wedge-shaped 
toward the base, coarsely wavy toothed, thin, dark green 
