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inclosed only at the base in the shallow saucer-shaped cup; 
scales of cup close, thin, hairy dark reddish brown. 
New York to Florida, west to Kentucky, Missouri and 
Texas. It prefers wet sandy soil and is found principally 
along swamps, but scmetimes occurs on highland. In Texas 
it extends to the Sabine River. 
The tree has been planted extensively for ornament. It is 
hardy as far north as southern New England. The wood is 
used in somewhat the same way as Quercus rubra. 

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Fig. 22. Quercus cinerea. 
25. Quercus cinerea Michaux. Upland Willow Oak. Blue 
Jack Oak. <A tree usually 15°-20° high with trunk diameter 
of 5’-6’, but sometimes larger, 50°-70° high. The branches are 
stout and stiff, forming a rather narrow irregular crown. Some 
