The scrub or bear oak (Quercus pumila) is a dwarfed, straggling bush, three to ten feet high, and found on sandy, barren, and rocky hills from Maine to Carolina. Its specific name, pumila (dwarf), was given to it on account of its size and crooked manner of growth.
PIN OAK
Quercus palustris
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Chapter VIII
THE ELMS AND THE HACKBERRY
The Slippery Elm and the American Elm.
Chapter VIII
THE ELMS AND THE HACKBERRY
Family Ulmaceæ
The members of this family are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. Two genera, the elm (Ulmus) and the hackberry (Celtis), are found in the Northeastern States.