Identifier: handbookoftreeso00houg (
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Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky mountains. Photo-descriptiveYear:
1907 (
1900s)Authors:
Hough, Romeyn Beck, 1857-1924Subjects:
Trees -- North AmericaPublisher:
Lowville, N. Y., The authorContributing Library:
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view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:CHINQUAPIN OAK. CHESTNUT OAK. YELLOW OAK. Quercus acuminata (Michx.) Houba.^Text Appearing After Image:Fig. 200. Fruiting branchlets and detached leaves and acorns, i and 2 ; branchlet in winter, 3.201. Trunk of tree near North Rush, N. Y. Handbook of Tresis of the ^N^ortiiern States and Canad. 170 The Cliinqunpin Onk is an alMimlant tn-Pwest of the All(,i;li(ny Maintains, and in tlicluxuriant forests of tlic W abasii River Valleyof southern Indiana and Illinois has beenknown to attain tlic exceptional height of 100It., with >trai;;ht cuhininar trunk 3-5 ft. inthickness above the wide buttressed base, butit is generally a much smaller tree and in theeastern part of its range uncommon and localin its distribution. Wlien growing apart fromother trees it develops an oblong or roundedtop of many branches, and its trunk is vestedin a pale gray scaly-ridged bark. Its leavesvery much resemble those of the Chestnut andin autumn turn to various tints of orangeand red. The wood is heavy, a cubic foot when thor-oughly dry weighing 53.63 lbs., strong andhard and is extensively used in cooperNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
