90 \ alive Trees of Kentucky 



Tree towering, enormous trunk, often dividing near the 

 ground into large secondary trunks; branches tor- 

 tuous and heavy. 

 Bark shedding in sheets, showing a grayish green, inner 



layer. 

 Leaves alternate, simple, having 3 to 5 broad, long pointed 



lobes like Maple. 



Fruit solitary brown balls, persistent on long stems through 

 the winter. 



