A REMARKABLE WHITE ASH 



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black locust. Each cluster is composed entirely of either 

 pollen-bearing or pod-forming flowers. Sometimes both 

 kinds of clusters are found on the same tree; at other 

 times they are on separate trees. The long twisted pods 

 ripen their seeds early in the autumn, and drop from the 

 trees, a few at a time, throughout the winter. The pods 

 contain a sweet pulp, from which the names honey locust 

 and honey shucks originated. They enclose 10 to 15 flat, 

 oval seeds. These may be sown in the fall or kept in 

 moist sand over winter and treated like black locust seeds. 



The heart wood is colored bright reddish brown, and 

 is surrounded by a thin band of light colored sapwood. 

 When quarter-sawed, the wood has a beautiful figure. 

 In other qualities it resembles the wood of black locusts, 

 and is used for similar purposes. The seeds sometimes 

 have a local market at country flour mills, where they are 

 used to cleanse the bolting cloth screens. 



Honey locust naturally selects the rich soil of moist 

 river bottoms, but will do well on any soil except where 

 it is exceedingly wet. Its annual rate of growth is 1 to 2 

 feet in height and one-third to one-half inch in diameter. 

 It is very hardy and free from serious insects and fungous 

 enemies. It is a most useful tree not only for planting for 

 shelter belts and hedges in the prairie regions, but as a 

 shade and ornamental tree in a large portion of the United 

 States. If the thorns are objectionable, the thornless 

 variety can be obtained. 



Another species, the water locust (Gleditsia aquatica) 

 is a small tree found infrequently from South Carolina 

 to Texas, and northward in the Mississippi Valley to 

 Illinois. A third and very rare species of honey locust is 

 found in Texas. 



The writer is indebted to the United States Forestry 

 Service for some of the photographs and material in 

 this article. 



TREES 



What is the wisdom taught of the trees? 

 Something of energy, something of ease ; 

 Steadfastness rooted in passionless peace. 



Life-giving verdure to upland and glen ; 

 Graces compelling the praises of men ; 

 Freedom that bends to the eagle and wren. 



Largess expanding in ripeness and size ; 

 Shadow that shelters the foolish and wise; 

 Patience that bows 'neath all winds of the skies. 



Uprightness standing for truth like a tower ; 



Dignity symbol of honor and power ; 



Beauty that blooms in the ultimate flower ! 



By Stephen Henry Thayer 

 In Pulp and Paper Magazine 



THERE were cut from the National Forests in the fiscal 

 year 1916, 604,920,000 board feet of timber. Of this 

 amount 119,483,000 board feet was cut under free use 

 privilege by 42,055 individuals. In all, 10,840 sales of 

 timber were made, of which 97 per cent were under 

 $100 in value, indicating the extent to which the home- 

 steader, rancher, miner, small millman, and others in 

 need of a limited quantity of timber draw upon the Forests. 



A REMARKABLE WHITE ASH 

 By Herbert W. Cornell 



THE curiously shaped tree shown in the accompanying 

 photograph was discovered by the writer in the 

 summer of 1916 while studying silviculture in the 

 summer camp of the School of Forestry of the Pennsyl- 

 vania State College, near Lamar, Pennsylvania. It is a 



LOOP IN A TREE 



This white ash tree was found near Lamar, Pennsylvania, and is such a 

 curiosity that it was cut down and placed in the collection of the School of 

 Forestry at the Pennsylvania State College. 



white ash, about forty feet in height, with a remarkable 

 loop about twelve feet above the ground, the bole at this 

 point being about four inches in diameter. The location 

 of the tree makes it improbable that the deformity could 

 have been brought about by human agency. Most 

 probably the tree was bent over and partially broken 

 when young by another tree falling on it, with the result 

 that a small lateral twig became the main trunk. A 

 careful examination showed some evidence that there 

 had been two breaks, but this was uncertain. The tree 

 was in an apparently thriving condition when found. 

 The trunk was secured by Professor J. A. Ferguson of 

 the Pennsylvania State College and has been removed 

 to the college museum. 



TREES WITH A HISTORY 



IS there a tree with a history in your town? 

 What do you know about it? Is it being 

 cared for or is it being allowed to die? AMERICAN 

 FORESTRY would like to know about such trees 

 and would be glad to receive pictures and articles 

 not to exceed 100 words about such trees. Such 

 as are available will be printed in the magazine 

 from time to time. 



