The Identification of Important North American Oak Woods

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Excerpt from The Identification of Important North American Oak Woods: Based on a Study of the Anatomy of the Secondary WoodWith the numerous oaks, therefore, as with many other woods the consumer has occasion to. Distinguish, such superficial characters as color, feel, odor, hardness, weight, etc, can not be depended upon alone as distinctive, because they vary not only with the age of the tree but also according to the soil In which the tree grew and the season and manner of cutting. The butt log differs from the top log, the heartwood from the sapwood, and the wood of a rapidly grown tree from that of a less rapidly grown one of the same species.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.