Handbook of Trees of the Northern States and Canada. 



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A forest tree attaining the height of 80 or 

 100 ft., with shapely trunk 2-3 ft. In dliimeter, 

 vested in a rough gray bark which exfoliates in 

 narrow plates. When isolated from other 

 trees it develops a full rounded or oblong top 

 of upright and spreading topmost and lateral 

 branches and lowermost pendulous. It in- 

 habits mainly well drained slopes and hill- 

 sides in company with the Pig-nut and Shag- 

 bark Hickories, various Oaks, the Red Cedar, 

 Dogwood, Sassafras, etc. 



The wood is Arm, strong and tough and is 

 used in the manufacture of agricultural im- 

 plements, tool-handles, etc., and makes e.x- 

 cellent fuel.2 The nuts are sweet and of de- 

 licious flavor but too small to be of commercial 

 importance. 



Leaves 8-12 or 15 in. long, glabrous, with 5-7 

 sessile leaflets mostly .j-.5 in. Ions:, ovate-lanceolate 

 to oblong, serrate, acuminate at apex ; winter buds 

 with 6-8 scales, the innermost accrescent. Flowers 

 in May ; staminate aments glabrous, middel lobe 

 of calyx equalling or somewhat longer than the 

 lateral ones. Fruit (ripe in September) subglo- 

 bose or globose-oblong, less than 1 in. in length, 

 with thin husk splitting to the base; nut subglo- 

 bose, slightly compressed with thin shell and 

 sweet seed. 



1. Syn. Carya microcarpa Nutt. 

 var. odorata Sarg. 



2. A. W., IV, 01. 



H'icoria glabra 



