CHAPTER III 

 HOW TO IDENTIFY TREES (Continued) 



GROUP IX. THE HICKORIES, WALNUT AND 

 BUTTERNUT 



How to tell them from other trees and from each other: 



The hickory trees , though symmetrical, have a rugged 

 appearance and the branches are so sturdy and black as to 

 give a special distinction to this group. The buds are 

 different from the buds of all other trees and sufficiently 

 characteristic to distinguish the various species of the 

 group. The bark is also a distinguishing character. 



The walnut and butternut have chambered piths which 

 distinguish them from all other trees and from each other. 



SHAGBARK HICKORY (Hicoria ovata) 



Distinguishing characters: The yellowish brown buds 

 nearly as large as those of the mockernut hickory, are 

 each provided with two long, dark, outer scales which stand 

 out very conspicuously as shown in Fig. 67. The bark 

 in older specimens shags off in rough strips, sometimes 

 more than a foot long, as shown in Fig. 68. These two 

 characters will readily distinguish the tree at all seasons 

 of the year. 



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