. Timber trees and forests of North Carolina . and fuel. The bark is rich in tannin. SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK. 95 A lar^e amount of bark is peeled in Buncombe, Burke, McDow-ell, and Wilkes counties to supply local tanneries, and much timberhas been cut in Lincoln county for charcoal. Large quantities ofchestnut oak still remain, however, in all the western counties. Quercus michauxii, Nuttall. (basket OAK. cow OAK. SWAMP WHITE OA K. SWAMP CHESTNUT OA K.) A large tree, of great economic value, with gray rather scalybark and stout branches, reaching a height of 120 and a diameterof 7 feet. It occurs f
. Timber trees and forests of North Carolina . and fuel. The bark is rich in tannin. SWAMP CHESTNUT OAK. 95 A lar^e amount of bark is peeled in Buncombe, Burke, McDow-ell, and Wilkes counties to supply local tanneries, and much timberhas been cut in Lincoln county for charcoal. Large quantities ofchestnut oak still remain, however, in all the western counties. Quercus michauxii, Nuttall. (basket OAK. cow OAK. SWAMP WHITE OA K. SWAMP CHESTNUT OA K.) A large tree, of great economic value, with gray rather scalybark and stout branches, reaching a height of 120 and a diameterof 7 feet. It occurs from Delaware, south through the lower and middledistricts to northern Florida, thence through the Gulf states tothe valley of the Trinity river, Texas, and through Arkansas tosoutheastern Missouri, to central Tennessee and Kentucky, andthe valley of the lower Wabash river ; reaching its best develop-ment on the rich bottom lands in southeastern Arkansas andLouisiana. It is common in the Gulf states. MAP OFNORTH CAROLINA COASTAU PLAIN REGION _. LEGEND Economic distribution of the ROCK CHEST-NUT OAK (Quercus prinus, i.) Distribution of the BASKET or SWAMP-CHESTNUT OAK luercus michauxii, A«//.) In this State (fig. 2L) it is found in swamps of the coastal plainand Piedmont plateau regions, and on the bottom lands of theCape Fear and Eeuse rivers, attains a height of 100 and a diame-ter of 6 feet. Abundant production of seed occurs at intervals of 2 to 3 are common in wet open spots on damp hill sides in the 96 TIMBER TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA. Piedmont plateau region. Sprouts grow readily from the stnmp,but seldom reach a large size. The leaves are rather rigid, downy beneath, and with large reg-ular, rounded teeth. The large sweet edible acorns are set inshallow cups which are roughened with acute coarse scales. Thebrown winter-buds are large, smooth, and pointed. There aremany deep lateral roots. The wood is heavy, hard, very strong, tough, close-grainedycompact, e
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