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Trees, Stars, and Birds 



U. S. Forest Service 

 FIG. 98. White oak. 



U. S. Forest Service 

 FIG. gg. Red oak. 



2. Pith rays fine but district. 



a. Heartwood reddish brown ; sapwood rarely over 



5 inch wide ; wood light and has a peculiar 

 odor and spicy taste when freshly cut 



SASSAFRAS 



b. Heartwood russet brown without reddish brown 



streaks, sometimes with a tinge of green; 

 wood very heavy and hard . BLACK LOCUST 



c. Heartwood light orange-brown ; sapwood yel- 



lowish; wood not so heavy as locust 



RED MULBERRY 



d. Heartwood cherry-red; pith usually over 0.2 



inch in diameter . KENTUCKY COFFEETREE 



3. Pith rays fine but conspicuous even without a lens. 



a. Heartwood red; sapwood pale lemon, usually 

 wider than in the coffeetree; pith usually 

 under 0.15 inch in diameter HONEY LOCUST 



