30 TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA 



24. Populus grandidentata Michx. Large-toothed 



Poplar.* 



A medium sized tree of cool rich soil in the upper 

 part of the Piedmont section; not common. Leaves 

 about 3-4 inches long and 2-3 inches wide, with dis- 

 tant, blunt teeth, very deep green above, light green 

 below, smooth after maturity and not shining. When 

 unfolding the leaves are white tomentose below. The 

 very deep green foliage and thrifty appearance of 

 this poplar make it valuable to give variety in decor- 

 ative plantings. 



WALNUT FAMILY 

 (JUGLANDACEAE) 



25. Juglans cinerea L. White Walnut, Butternut. 



Usually a small tree, rarely of good size, scattered 

 in damp bottoms and by streams in the mountains at 

 lower elevations, and in the upper Piedmont. Curtis 

 says that he has not met with it east of Wilkes, but 

 that he was informed that it was occasionally found 

 as far down as Orange and Randolph. We have not 

 seen or heard of it in Orange. The large leaves are 

 compound with 11-17 leaflets, and the leaf-stalks and 

 twigs are very sticky. The edible nut is about twice 

 as long as wide, and when the hull is removed, is 

 seen to be covered with thin, sharp plates. 



* The European White Poplar (Populus alba L.), with whitish 

 bark, and leaves with dense white tomentum beneath, has the habit 

 of forming suckers freely and often establishes itself along road- 

 sides and in old fields, sometimes forming dense patches. It should 

 not be planted as it may quickly become a nuisance. Examples : 

 along Rosemary Street, near Prof. T. J. Wilson's house. 



