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MISC. PUBLICATION 217, TJ. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



Name of tree 



Where the tree grows 



Descriptive notes 



Florida boxwood (Schaefferia 

 frutescens) . 



(Name?) (Maytenus phyllantho- 



ides). 

 Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia). 



Mountain maple (Acer spica- 

 tum). 



Striped maple (moosewood)*— 

 {Acer pennsylvanicum) . 



Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) _ . 



Black maple (Acer nigrum). 



Whitebark maple (Acer leuco- 

 derme) . 



Southern sugar maple (Acer 

 floridanum). 



Silver maple (white maple)* 

 (Acer saccharinum). 



Red maple (soft maple)* (Acer 

 rubrum). 



Boxelder (ashleaf maple)* (Acer 

 negundo). 



Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) . 



Georgia buckeye (Aesculus 



neglecta lanceolata)i. 

 Bed buckeye (Aesculus pavia) ... 



Yellow buckeye (Aesculus oct- 

 andra). 



Woolly buckeye (Aesculus dis- 

 color). 



Scarlet buckeye (Aesculus aus- 

 trina). 



Wingleaf soapberry (Sapindus 

 saponaria) . 



Soapberry (Sapindus margina- 

 tum). 

 Inkwood (Exothea paniculata)... 



White ironwood (Hypelate tri- 



foliata). 



(Name?) (Cupania glabra) 



(Varnish leaf)* (Dodonaea 



microcarpa) . 

 Bluewood (Condalia obovata)... 

 Red ironwood (Reynosia septen- 



trionalis). 



Black ironwood (Kruyiodendron 

 ferreum) . 



Yellow buckthorn (Rhamnus 

 caroliniana) . 



Soldierwood (Colubrina recli- 

 nata). 



Naked wood ( Colubrina cubensis) 

 Nakedwood (Colubrina arbor es- 



cens) . 

 (Smooth)* basswood (Tilia gla- 

 bra). 



Great Lake States and south 

 to Georgia and Oklahoma. 



Northeastern United States, 

 south in mountains. 



Northeastern United States, 

 south in mountains. 



Eastern United States to Kan- 

 sas and Oklahoma. 



Centers in region from Ohio 

 to Iowa. 



Lower Appalachian Moun- 

 tains to Arkansas and north- 

 ern Louisiana. 



Southeastern Virginia to east- 

 ern Texas. 



Eastern United States, espe- 

 cially in central Mississippi 

 Basin. 



Eastern United States 



Eastern half of United States, 

 northern Rocky Mountain. 

 (See also p. 31). 



Pennsylvania south and west 

 to Missouri and Texas. 



North Carolina to western 



Florida. 

 Southeastern United States. .. 



Pennsylvania to Illinois, south 

 mostly in mountains. 



Georgia to Missouri and Texas 



Southern-central United States 



Southern Florida (tropical)—. 



Georgia, Florida 



Southern Florida (tropical) - 



Florida Keys 



Southern Florida (tropical) ._- 

 Long Pine Key, Fla. (tropical) 



Western Texas 



Southern Florida (tropical) . 



do— .. 



Southeastern United States- 



Southern Florida (tropical) . 



..do. 

 ..do- 



Maine to Michigan and south 

 to Ohio River, west to Ne- 

 braska. 



Leaves alternate, 2 inches long by 1 



inch broad, narrow at base. Rounded 



fruit with stone. 

 Leaves leathery. Fruit, 4-angled, red 



capsule. 

 Leaves opposite, of 3 leaflets, 2 leaf 



bracts at base of stem. Fruit pod 



with bony seeds. 

 Leaves opposite, 8-lobed, coarsely 



toothed, red leaf stems. Flowers 



(racemes) and keys (fruit) in long 



clusters. 

 Leaves opposite, drooping, rounded, 



3-lobed at apex. Bark striped, green- 

 ish, smooth. 

 Leaves opposite, pale and smooth 



below, 5-lobed, rounded sinuses. 



Keys ripen late (fig. 5, C) . Tree yields 



sweet sap. 

 Leaves opposite, dull green (black), 



yellow downy below, thick, droop- 

 ing. 

 Leaves opposite, small, 3-lobed, light 



yellow-green, and densely downy 



beneath. 

 Leaves opposite, with 3 rounded lobes, 



dark green, pale or fuzzy below, 



strongly veined. 

 Leaves opposite, deeply lobed, toothed, 



silvery below. Flowers before leaves . 



Keys fall early. 

 Leaves opposite, small, 3- or 5-lobed on 



red stems. Flowers red, opening 



before the leaves. Keys fall early. 

 Leaves opposite, thin, mostly com- 

 pound of 3, 5, or 7 leaflets. Greenish 



twigs. 

 Leaves of 5 leaflets, on slender stems, 



opposite. Flowers yellow. Fruit 



with prickles. 

 Leaves opposite, of 5 leaflets. Flowers 



red or yellow. No prickles on fruit. 

 Leaves opposite. Flowers red. No 



prickles on fruit. 

 Leaves opposite, 5 to 7 leaflets, sharply 



toothed. Flowers yellow (rarely 



red) . Fruit without prickles. 

 Leaves woolly beneath, opposite. 



Flowers rose and yellow. 

 Flowers scarlet. Leaves opposite. 



Leaves of 4 to 9 leaflets rounded at ends. 



brown leaf stem winged. 1-seeded, 



round fruit. 

 Leaflets, 7 to 13. No wings on leaf 



stem. Fruit yellow. 

 Leaves of 4 leaflets, each 4 to 5 inches 



long, dark green. Fruit, 1-sided, 



dark orange. 

 3 leaflets, 1 to 2 inches long, rounded at 



ends. Round fruit with round stone. 

 Leaves of 6 to 12 toothed leaflets. 

 Leaves wedge-shape, sticky. Fruit a 



capsule. 

 Branches spine-tipped. Leaves small. 

 Leaves opposite, thick, dark green, 



notched end. Dark, edible purple 



"plum." 

 Leaves bright green, shiny, opposite, 



peristent, 1 inch across. Fruit 



round, black, 1 seed. 

 Leaves elliptical, slightly toothed, 



dark yellow-green, strongly veined. 



Round, black fruit. 

 Leaves thin, smooth, yellow-green, 2 



to 3 inches long. Fruit 3-lobed, red- 

 orange. Smooth trunk. 

 Leaves thick, dull green, densely fuzzy. 

 Leaves thick and leathery, reddish, 



fuzzy beneath. 

 Leaves coarsely toothed, smooth except 



tufts of hairs on upper surface. 



Flower stalks smooth. 



An unusual case of a varietal name only. 



