MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES 



BUTTERNUT (Juglans cinerea L.) 



GROWING in rich, moist soil near streams and on 

 low, rocky hills, the Butternut occurs throughout 

 Massachusetts, though most abundantly in the eastern 

 and central portions. 



It is a low, broad-headed tree, usually rising to a 

 height of thirty to forty feet with a trunk diameter of 

 one to four feet. It branches a few feet 

 from the ground, sending out long, rather 

 stout, horizontal limbs. 



The bark on the trunk is dark gray and 

 divided into broad, flat ridges. The leaves 



BUTTERNUT 



Winter twig. 



One-half 

 natural size. 



BUTTERNUT 



Leaf and fruit. One-third natural size. 



are alternate, from fifteen to thirty inches long and 

 have from eleven to seventeen leaflets. The nuts, which 

 are borne in drooping clusters, are oblong-cylindrical 

 in shape, about three inches long and covered with 

 sticky hairs. 



The wood is light, soft and weak. It is employed 

 for the interior finish of houses and used in the manu- 

 facture of furniture. 



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