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Title: Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Lewis, Isaac McKinney, 1878-1943
Subjects: Trees
Publisher: Austin, University of Texas
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
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ept on the lower part of the maintrunk. Leaves obovate to oblong, 4-8 in length, wedge-shapedat base, 3-9 usually 7 lobed, the lobes entire or with one ortwo secondary lobes, pale and smooth beneath, bright or dullgreen above. Flowers appearing before the leaA^es havereached more than one-fourth their mature size. Acornsstalked or sessile, ovoid to oblong, the cup enclosed from i/4to 1/3 of its length. Southern Maine, Ontario, Avest to Minnesota and south toFlorida and Texas. In Texas it extends to the valley of theBrazos. The wood is heavy, hard, close grained and is very tough,durable, and strong. The heart vrood is light brown, the sapwood light. The medullary rays are prominent and the quar-ter sawed Avood is extensively employed in the manufactiu^eof furniture. It is the most valuable timber tree of America. 3—Tree-^. 6G Bulletin of the University of Texas The Avood is used in general construction, finisliing, cooper-age, wagon and carriage stock, agricultural implements, rail-
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l-^g. 8, Quercus alba. road ties, fence posts, baskets and fuel. The tree is one ofgreat beauty and lias no undesirable habits. It is, however, The Trees of Texas 67 a slow groAver, and is difficult to transplant. It would notbe advisable to attempt to cultivate it very far from its nat-ural range. The soil should be rich, moist, well drained.Wherever the tree can be successfully grown its plantingshould be encouraged. 2. Quercus stellata AVangenheim. Post Oak. A large for-est tree reaching 100° in height Avith diameter of 2°-3°, butgenerally smaller. The branches are widespreading, forming a

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