254 THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
GREAT LAUREL 0R RHODODENDRON 
One of the most beautiful of the flowering shrubs. 
Found only in certain localities in the North but more 
common in the South. Extensively used for decorative 
planting. 
GREAT LAUREL 
Rhododendron maximum 
ForM 
A shrub 15’-20’ tall in Pennsylvania 
and New York but a bushy tree 
30’-40’ high in the Southern Appala- 
chians. May reach a diameter of 
10-12”. 
Lravus 
Thick and stiff, texture something 
like a rubber plant. 4’-12” long, 
12-21” wide. 
FLOWER 
Buds open late (June and bloom 
during early July. Pink and white, 
very showy. 
RaNGE 
Western New England south through 
the Appalachians to Northern 
Georgia. Of the largest size and 
of best dimensions in the mountains 
of eastern Tennessee. 
