Excerpt from Silvical Characteristics of White Oak White oak (quercus alba L. Is usually considered the most important of the many species of oak. For centuries it has ex cited admiration for its beauty, sturdiness, longevity, and the quality of its wood. If oaks are kings of the hardwood forest, then white oak is the king of kings. White oak is a large tree normally reaching 100 feet in height and 4 feet in diameter on good sites. Trees 150 feet tall, 8 feet in diameter and 600 years old have been found. In the Open white oak develops a short, stocky bole with a very widespreading, robust crown. In the forest it grows tall and straight with a narrow crown. Other common names for white oak are fork-leaf oak, ridge white oak, and stave oak. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.