FOREST TREES AND FOREST REGIONS OF THE U. S. 



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Name of tree 



Where the tree grows 



Descriptive notes 



Narrowleaf crab apple (Malus 

 angustifolia) . 



Crab apple (Malus glaucescens) . 



Crab apple (Malus glabrata) 



Sweet crab apple (Malus coro- 



naria). 

 Crab apple (Malus bracteata) _ _ . 



Crab apple (Malus platycarpa). 



Lanceleaf crab apple (Malus 



lancifolia). 

 Crab apple (Malus ioensis) 



Soulard crab apple (Malus sou- 

 lardii) . 



Mountain-ash (Sorbus amer- 

 icana). 



Serviceberry (shadbush)* 

 (Amelanchier canadensis). 



Serviceberry (Amelanchier lae- 

 vis). 



Hawthorn, haw, thorn, thorn 

 apple, apple, or thorn (Cratae- 

 gus species) (178 different spe- 

 cies recognized in the United 

 States). 



Canada plum (Prunus nigra). 



Wild plum (hog or red plum) 4 

 (Prunus americana) . 



Wild plum (Prunus lanata) . 



Wild goose plum (Prunus hor- 

 tulana). 



Wild goose plum (Prunus mun- 

 sonia). 



Mexican plum (Prunus mexi- 

 cana). 



Chickasaw plum (Prunus an- 

 gustifolia) . 



Allegheny sloe (Prunus alle- 



ghaniensis) . 

 Black sloe (Prunus umbellata).. 



(Texas sloe)* (Prunus tenui- 



folia) . 

 Pin cherry (bird or wild red 



cherry)* (Prunus pennsyl- 



vanica) . 



Choke cherry (Prunus virginia- 

 na). 



(Georgia wild)* cherry (Prunus 



cuthbertii) . 

 Black cherry (Prunus serotina). 



Alabama cherry (Prunus alaba- 

 mensis) . 



Cherry (Prunus australis). 

 3375°— 36 3 



Southeastern United States, 

 except in mountains. 



Appalachian Mountains and 



Plateau. 

 Western North Carolina 



Central eastern United States- 



Kentucky to Missouri, south- 

 ward. 

 Central Appalachian region. __ 



Central eastern United States. 



Central Mississippi Basin 



Minnesota to Texas (not 

 abundant). 



Northeastern United States. 

 Widely planted for orna- 

 ment. 



Eastern half of United States- 



Maine to Wisconsin, south- 

 ward. 



Eastern United States, with 

 175 species (most numerous 

 in Southern States) ; 3 species 

 in western United States. 



New England, west through 

 northern tier of States to 

 North Dakota. 



Eastern United States and 

 Rocky Mountain region to 

 Utah and New Mexico. 

 (See also p. 30.) 



North and South Central 

 States. 



Central States 



Central Mississippi Valley, 

 Oklahoma, and Texas. 



Kansas to Louisiana and 

 Texas. 



Native probably in Oklahoma 

 and Texas. Now found 

 widely distributed through 

 South. 



Connecticut south (in moun- 

 tains) to North Carolina. 



Southern States 



Cherokee County, Tex 



Across northern United States, 

 south in Appalachian Moun- 

 tains. (See also p. 30.) 



Northeastern quarter of 

 United States, south in Ap- 

 palachian Mountains, west 

 to northern Rockies. 



Georgia, range not well known. 



Eastern half of United States 

 to the Great Plains. 



Low mountains of central Ala- 

 bama. 



Conecuh County, Southern 

 Alabama. 



Leaves oblong, bluntly toothed, firm. 



Fruit round, yellow-green, fleshy. 



(Most of the crab apples have sharp 



spines on branchlets.) 

 Leaves toothed, coarsely notched, 



whitish below. Fruit pale yellow. 

 Leaves triangular, sharply lobed, 



toothed. 

 Leaves oval, finely toothed. Fruit 



yellow-green. 

 Leaves oval, pointed, toothed. Fruit 



round. 

 Leaves rounded ovate, finely toothed. 



Fruit flattened. 

 Leaves broadly lance-shaped, thin. 



Leaves fuzzy beneath, notched and 

 toothed. 



Leaves oval, or elliptical, hairy on 

 lower surface. Fruit 2 inches in 

 diameter. 



Leaves of 13 to 17 leaflets, sharply 

 toothed. Fruit in cluster, bright 

 orange-red. 



Flowers white, appearing before the 

 leaves. Leaves thin, oval, finely 

 toothed. 



Flowers appearing after the leaves. 

 Berries pulpy, sweet. 



Small trees, mostly with stiff crooked 

 branchlets, armed with sharp spines. 

 Leaves mostly rounded, broader 

 toward apex, sharply toothed or 

 slightly lobed. Flowers in showy 

 clusters, mostly white with some 

 rose shading. Fruit rounded apple, 

 scarlet, orange, red, yellow, blue, or 

 nearly black. 



Leaves broadly ovate, doubly toothed. 

 Fruit red. (All species of Prunus 

 have bitter taste or smell, flowers in 

 clusters, and stone in fruit.) 



Leaves sharply toothed, wedge-shape 

 at base, oval, 3 to 4 inches long. 

 Fruit 1 inch diameter, bright red. 



Leaves oval, hairy below. Plum with 



whitish bloom. 

 Leaves shiny, pointed. Fruit red or 



yellow. 

 Leaves long elliptical or lance-shape, 



thin, shiny. Fruit red, good quality. 

 Fruit purplish red; ripens late summer. 



Leaves broadly lance-shaped, thin, 

 shiny, finely toothed. Fruit red or 

 yellow, much used for food. 



Leaves long, pointed, finely toothed. 

 Fruit purple, with bloom. 



Leaves broadly ovate. Fruit, various 

 colors. 



Leaves thin. Fruit oblong, with fiat 

 stone. 



Leaves long, pointed, finely toothed. 

 Flowers in flat clusters (umbels). 

 Cherry red, each on long stem. 

 Spreads rapidly on burned-over for- 

 est lands. 



Leaves broadly oval, sharp pointed, 

 shiny. Flowers in long clusters (ra- 

 cemes) . C herry dark red . 



Leaves smooth, firm, twigs hairy. 



Fruit red. 

 Leaves shiny, long pointed. Flowers 



in long clusters (racemes). Cherry 



black, pleasant flavor. Timber tree. 

 Leaves broadly oval, thick, firm, up to 



5 inches long. Fruit red or dark 



purple. 

 Leaves broadest near middle. Fruit 



purple. 



