WOOD.—Heavy, hard, strong, tough, coarse-grained, light brown, with thin, indistinguishable sapwood.

DISTRIBUTION.—Southern half of Lower Peninsula.

HABITAT.—Prefers moist, rich soil bordering swamps and along streams.

NOTES.—Fairly rapid in growth and reasonably easy to transplant.


Chinquapin Oak. Chestnut Oak. Yellow Oak

1. Winter twig, × 2.