Handbook of Tkees or the Noethern States and Canada. 



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A tie:' sometimes attaining tlie lieiglit of 

 yu or 100 ft. with trunk ;{ ft. in tliici<ness, 

 thougli usually consideralily smaller. When 

 isolateil from other trees it develops an oblong 

 or ratlier wide-toitped head witli strong up- 

 right lateral and pendent lower branehes. 

 The bark of trunk is of a gr.iy eolor. rough 

 with obscure scaly ridges. It is more eom- 

 monly found on hillsides and ridges than is 

 the T.ig Shell-bark, which it leaves to the in- 

 undated river bottoms and rarely invades its 

 territory. In the northern part of its range 

 it is mainly eontined to the coast region wiiere 

 it associates with the various Oaks, Red 

 Cedar, Sassafras, Sweet Birch, Sweet Gum, 

 Tulip, etc. To the southward it is more abun- 

 dant and more generally distributed. 



The w(jod of the ]\Iocker-nut is heavy, a 

 cubic foot when absolutely dry weighing 51.21 

 lbs., strong and tough, and is used in the 

 manufacture of tool-handles, agricultural im- 

 plements, ete., and is excellent for fuel.- The 

 nuts command about the same price in the 

 trade as those of the Big Shell-bark. 



Lcarci S-l."> in. long, fragrant when crushed, 

 with stcllat(> pulioseent petioles and 7-0 oblong- 

 lanceolate to ohovate acuminate serrate leaflets 

 which are lustrous dark green above and paler and 

 pubescent beneath : twigs tomentose ; bud-scales 

 imbricated, the outer early deciduous, the inner 

 tomentose and accrescent. Flowers in May ; 

 staminate in stellate pubescent aments : calyx 

 with central lobe linear and much longer than the 

 lateral ones ; stamens 4 with red anthers : pis- 

 tillate in 2-.")-flowered spikes. Fruit globose-oblong, 

 11/^-2 in. long, with thick husk splitting nearly to 

 the base ; nut brownish white, variable in shape, 

 4-ridged with very thick shell and sweet seed. 



1. Syn. Carya iovicntuna Nutt. 



■1. A. W.. IV, 90. 



