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TIMBER TKEES OF NOKTH CAROLINA. 



trees, when cut down or killed by fire, send up numerous sprouts 

 from the stump. Late spring frosts are very injurious to this 

 species, frequently checking the growth of the new twigs and at 

 times killing the tree. 



The leaves are very large and consist of 7 to 9 leaflets, the lower 

 surface o'f which, as well as the recent shoots and leafstems, are 

 downy when young. The fruit is oval, nearly round or slightly 

 pear-shaped, and 1J to 2 inches or more in length. The husk 

 splits nearly to the base when ripe. The thick-shelled, somewhat 

 6-angled nut contains a small and unusually sweet kernel. The 

 winter-buds are large, round, and covered with downy, hard, 

 grayish-white scales. 



' The wood is heavy, very hard, strong, tough, very close-grained, 

 and flexible, and checks in drying. The heartwood is rich dark 

 brown ; the thick sapwood nearly white. It is used for. the same 

 purposes as the wood of the shag-bark hickory. (Page 86.) 



Hicoria glabra, Britton. 

 (pignut.) 



A laro-e tree, with an oval head and firm, close, rough, gray 

 bark on the trunk, and smoother, lighter bark on the branches. 

 It reaches a height of 130 and a diameter of 5 feet. 



It occurs on dry hills and uplands from southern Maine to 

 southern Ontario, southern Michigan, Minnesota, the eastern parts 



