18 CONSERVATIVE LUMBERING AT SEWANEE, TENN. 



but better growth is made in open situations. White Oak does not 

 sprout or resist lire so well as other oaks. The White Oaks of 

 Sewanee are infested with insects. 



Post Oak is rather uncommon at Sewanee. It occurs mostly in 

 groups of four or five on Hickory Slope. The largest measured was 14 

 inches in diameter. Many of the trees seen had forked so early in life 

 as to grow into double trees. Post Oak bears an abundant crop of 

 acorns every few years, but no seedling reproduction was found. The 

 tree sprouts fairly well when small. It seems to have little preference 

 with regard to light and shade. Its thick bark protects it against lire 

 after it is about •', inches in diameter. 



Chest n ut Oak is eagerly sought for lumber at Sewanee. It is found 

 with Chestnut in poor, rocky ground, especially near the edge of the 

 plateau, and mostly on the higher ridges. It is represented mainly by 

 scattered old trees and numerous small sprouts. In the coves it forms 

 a large tree, reaching a diameter of 16 inches, with a very large crown. 

 The rockier the slope, the more abundant and the better is the Chest- 

 nut Oak. Fire readily injures it, and it is severely grazed. 



Chinquapin Oak is occasionally found near the edge of the plateau, 

 occurring 1 singly with Chestnut Oak, for which it is often mistaken. 

 The largest of the specimens seen was 13 inches in diameter, and all 

 were short and crooked. No reproduction was present. 



Swamp White Oak is common in the valleys below Sewanee. and 

 there are a few specimens in the Lower Slope ravines. The trees are 

 large and full crowned, with a maximum diameter of 22 inches. 

 There is no reproduction of the species. 



C on: Oak is represented at Sewanee by a few large, broad-crowned 

 specimens along Boiling Fork that average 17 inches in diameter. 

 Acorns are borne in abundance every few years. There is no repro- 

 duction, both because most of the seeds fall into the water and because 

 the light on Lower Slope is not sufficient for the development of the 

 young trees. 



Red Oak does not grow in the plateau woodland, although Scarlet 

 Oak and Yellow Oak are commonly called by that name. It is found 

 scattered in mixture with Chestnut and Chestnut Oak on Northerly 

 Slope, where it forms a large tree with a rounded crown and averages 

 20 inches in diameter. Red Oak bears many acorns every year, but 

 few of them grow into trees. When young, Red Oak bears shade, but 

 later it requires more light. 



Scarlet Oak predominates on the plateau, where it occurs in all situa- 

 tions except Bottom. It reaches a good size in the coves, especially 

 on the upper slopes, but forms no considerable part of the mixture. 

 Its maximum diameter was found to be 27 inches and its average 

 diameter on the plateau 11 inches. Scarlet Oak bears acoi-ns plenti- 

 fully ever}" few years, and seedlings are common. Young trees endure 



