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m. Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis) 2$ 



n. English Oak (Quercus robur var. pedunculata) 26 



Ash (Fraxinus). 

 Section 5. Distribution. Historical. General Properties. Commercial Di- 

 visions. Botanical Characteristics of Trees, etc 27 



u. White Ash (Fraxinus americana) 29 



b. Red Ash (Fraxinus pubescens) 3° 



c. Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata) 31 



d. Black Ash (Fraxinus nigra) 3^ 



e. Green Ash (Fraxinus viridis) 33 



/. Oregon Ash (Fraxinus oregona) 34 



Elm (Ulmus). 

 Section 6. Distribution. Structural and Physical Properties of Wood. Uses. 



Landscape Value of Trees, etc 35 



u.. White Elm (Ulmus americana) 36 



b. Cork Elm (Ulmus racemosa) 37 



t. Slippery Elm, Red Elm (Ulmus pubescens) 38 



d. Wing Elm (Ulmus alata) 39 



Maple (Acer). 

 Section 7. Distribution. Structural and Physical Properties of Wood. Uses. 



Maple Sugar. Botanical Characteristics of Trees, etc 40 



II. Sugar Maple, Hard Maple (Acer saccharum) 42 



b. Silver Maple, Soft Maple (Acer saccharinum) 43 



L. Red Maple, Swamp Maple (Acer rubrum) 44 



d. Oregon Maple (Acer macrophyllum) 45 



e. Boxelder, Ash-leaved Maple (Acer negundo) 46 



Walnut (Juglans). 

 Section 8. Historical. Black Walnut in Gun Stocks. Structural and Physi- 

 cal Properties of Woods. Burl. White Walnut. English Walnut. Bo- 

 tanical Characteristics of Trees, etc 47 



a. Black Walnut (Jtiglans nigra) 49 



b. White Walnut, Butternut (Juglans cinerea) 50 



Hickory (Hicoria). 

 Section 9. Distribution. Structural and Physical Properties of Wood. 

 Uses. " Second-growth" Hickory. Pecan. Botanical Characteristics of 



Trees, etc. 51 



a. Shagbark (Hicoria ovata) 52 



b. Pignut (Hicoria glabra) 53 



c. Mocker Nut (Hicoria alba) 54 



d. Pecan (Hicoria pecan) 55 



Chestnut; Chinquapin (Castanea). 

 Section 10. Distribution. Structural and Physical Properties of Wood. 



Uses. Famous Trees. Nuts. Botanical Characteristics of Trees, etc. . 56 



