HARDWOODS O71 
Northeastern United States and northward. Best 
development north of the Great Lakes. Cool, moist 
atmosphere preferable. Capable of thriving on poor, 
but best on a moderately deep, loose, moist sand; 
hardy and very adaptive as to soils. Rapid and 
tolerably persistent grower; sprouting qualities great- 
ly dependent on site. Vigorously in moist soils. 
Light-needing. Easily propagated. 
49. Basswoop (American Linden; Bee-Tree; 
Lime-Tree) (Tilia americana Linn.). Height, 100 
feet +; diameter, 3 feet +. East of the Mississippi 
and Missouri rivers; wide range. Greatest develop- 
ment in valley of lower Wabash River. Deep, mod- 
rately loose, and somewhat moist soil; can endure a 
wet soil, but will not thrive on a dry one. Rapid and 
persistent grower; sprouts vigorously from the 
stump; endures moderate shade. Not very hardy, 
but in cool situations a desirable adjunct in for- 
estry. 
50. Corronwoop (Carolina Poplar; Big Cotton- 
wood; Necklace Poplar) (Populus deltoides Marsh). 
Height, 100 feet +; diameter, 4 feet +. East of the 
Rocky Mountains. Adapted to a great variety of 
soils, but best in a moist, strong, loamy one. Exceed- 
ingly rapid grower; sprouts vigorously from the 
stump; light-needing, thinning out rapidly; short- 
lived; readily propagated from cuttings. Has been 
