TREES NATIVE TO THE UNIVERSITY DOMAIN. 



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Black Gum. which ha> no value at Sewauee, either for saw timber 

 or for firewood, was not cut. But wherever possible, valuable trees 

 like hickory and oak were left standing near Black Gum to tight 

 against it for the occupation of the soil exposed by the lumbering. 



Regard was also paid to the exposure of the trees on Southerly Slope 

 to heavy winds. Fewer trees on this slope were marked for removal. 



Wherever Tulip-tree, growing at the base of the escarpment, lifted 

 its top above the plateau, it was left in the hope that its seed would 

 fall on the plateau and germinate. 



Lumbering on the plateau was confined to the removal of large trees 

 for sawlogs and ties. A profit of $500 was made on the plateau the 

 first year. 



The Universit} r has not yet entirely stopped the cutting of A r aluable 

 trees for firewood on the plateau. Such cutting is still going on, to 

 the detriment of the forest. A great deal more might be made out of 

 such trees by cutting them into sawlogs and ties. 



The restricting of grazing on the plateau has not yet been accom- 

 plished. An attempt, however, will be made to confine the grazing 

 to a definite part of the Domain. 



The problem of keeping out fires has apparently been solved. The 

 logging contractor made an arrangement with the University b} T which 

 he agreed to hire men to put out an} 7 fire discovered on the Domain. 

 The men hired are paid by the University for the time actually 

 employed. Several dangerous fires have been suppressed by this 

 means at small cost — $9.10 in 1902. 



TREES NATIVE TO THE UNIVERSITY DOMAIN. 



Preferred name. 



Local names. 



Botanical name. 



Red Juniper 



Cedar, Red Cedar 



Juniperus virginiana Linn. 















Bitternut (Hickorv) 



Shagbark (Hickory) 



Pignut (Hickorv) 



Spignut, Red-heart Hickory 



Hicoria minima (Marsh.) Britton. 



Black Hickory, Hard Bargain 



Hickory. 

 Willow 



Hicoria glabra (Mill.) Britton. 



Salix nigra Marsh. 



Ostrva virginiana (Mill.) Koch. 



Black Willow 



Hornbeam 



Iron wood 



Beech 





Fagus atropunicea (Marsh.) Sud- 



worth. 

 Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh. 



Chestnut 



Chestnut 



White Oak 



White Oak, Swamp White Oak . . . 

 Post Oak, White Oak 



Post Oak 



Quercus minor (Marsh.) Sargent. 

 Quercus prinus Linn. 

 Quercus acuminata (Michx.) Houba. 

 Quercus platanoides (Lam.) Sud- 



worth . 

 Quercus michauxii Nutt. 

 Quercus rubra Linn. 



Chestnut Oak 



Chestnut Oak, Tanbark Oak 



Chestnut Oak, Chinquapin Oak .. 

 White Oak, Swamp Oak, Swamp 



White Oak. 

 Swamp Oak, White Oak . 



Chinquapin Oak 



Swamp White Oak 



Cow Oak 



Red Oak 



Red Oak, Water Oak, Piss Oak 



