. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Fig. 285. — Alexander's Oak. 49. ROCK CHESTNUT OAK — Quercus Prinus Linnaeus A tree usually of sterile hillsides from Maine to Ontario, south to New Jersey, Virginia, and in the mountains to Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, reaching a maxi- mum height of 30 meters, with a trunk di- ameter of 2 m. The trunk is usually divided rather low down into several principal branches, the tree, when not crowded, sometimes broader than
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Fig. 285. — Alexander's Oak. 49. ROCK CHESTNUT OAK — Quercus Prinus Linnaeus A tree usually of sterile hillsides from Maine to Ontario, south to New Jersey, Virginia, and in the mountains to Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, reaching a maxi- mum height of 30 meters, with a trunk di- ameter of 2 m. The trunk is usually divided rather low down into several principal branches, the tree, when not crowded, sometimes broader than high. The bark is up to 5 cm. thick, deeply fissured into thick roughish ridges of a brown to nearly black color; on younger stems it is thirmer, quite smooth, brownish and some- what shining. The twigs are stout, purplish green, usually smooth, passing through vari- ous shades of brown to gray or dark brown. Fig. 286. — Rock Chestnut Oak. The winter buds are ovoid, sharply taper-. 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
Size: 1475px × 1694px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublishernewyorkhholtandco
