Handbook of Trees of the N^oktiiern States 



A forest tree attaining the iieiglit of SO or 

 100 ft., witli siiapi'ly trunk 2-3 ft. in diameter, 

 vested in a rougii gray barii which exfoliates in 

 narrow plates. When isolated from other 

 trees it develops a full rounded or oblong top 

 of upright and spreading topmost and lateral 

 branches and lowermost pendulous. It in- 

 habits mainly well drained slopes and hill- 

 sides in company with the I'ig-iiut and Shag- 

 bark Hickories, various Oaks, the Red Cedar, 

 Dogwood, Sassafras, etc. 



The wood is firm, strong and tough and is 



used in the manufacture of agricultural im 



plements, tool-handles, etc., and makes ex 



cellent fuel. 2 The nuts are sweet and of de 



lieious flavor but too small to be of commercial 



importance. 



Leaves 8-12 or l.'i in. long, glabrous, with 5-7 

 sessile leaflet.? mostly 3-5 in. long, ovate-lanceolati' 

 to oblong, serrate, acuminate at apex ; winter buds 

 with 6-8 scales, the innermost accrescent. Flowers 

 in May ; staminate aments glabrous, middel lobe 

 of calyx equalling or somewhat longer than the 

 lateral ones. Fruit (ripe in September) subglo- 

 bose or globose-oblong, less than 1 in. in length, 

 with thin husk splitting to the base ; nut subglo- 

 bose, slightly compressed with thin shell and 

 sweet seed. 



1. Syn. Cnrija iiiic 

 ir. odorata Sarg. 



2. A. W., IV, 91 



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