Encena (Cal.).
Evergreen Oak (Cal.).
Locality.
California.
Features of Tree.
Forty to seventy-five and occasionally more feet in height, three to six feet in diameter. Evergreen foliage, leaves spiked like those of holly. Shape resembles that of apple tree.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Heartwood creamy white, but darkens on exposure. Compact structure, annual layers hardly distinguishable.
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Heavy, hard, but brittle.