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FORESTRY INVESTIGATIONS U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



List of one hundred species of trees of the Vniied States most valuable for timber, ivith notes on their range of distribution, 



cultural requirements, and the character and uses of their wood—Continued. 



Name of species and limit of .size. 



63. PECAN 



(Illinois Nut.) 



(Jlieoria pecan (Marsh.) Britt.) 



Height, 75 foot + ; diameter, 

 2 feet -f- . 



64. BLACK CHERRY 



(Rum Cherby.) 



(Primus aerotina Ehrhart.) 



Height, 90 feet |- ; diameter, 

 2 teet | . 



65. SWEET GUM 



(LlfjUIDAMBEB. REP GlTM. 



Star-leaved G um. Bilstkd.) 



(Liquidambar styracijlua Linn.) 



Height, 100 foct-j ; diameter, 

 3 feet I-. 



66. LOCUST 



(Locust. Yellow Locust.) 



(Jiobinia p&eitd acacia Linn.) 



Height, SO feet ]~; diameter, 

 H feet f • 



67. HONEY LOCUST 



(Sweet Locust . Honey Shucks. 

 Three tiiok ned Acacia. 

 Black Locust.) 



(Gledifsia ti laca n tftot, Linn .) 



Height, 00 feet +•; diameter, 



2 feet +. 



68. HACKBEIiliV. 



(Nettle tube.) 



(Celtis occidentals Linn.) 



Height, 80 feet -}- ; diameter, 



3 feet + • 



69. BED MULBERRY.. 

 (Moius rubra Linn.) 



Height, 60 i'i^et + ; diameter, 

 2 feet + . 



70. MAGNOLIA 



(Southern Evergreen. Btg 

 Laurel. Bull Bay.) 



(Magnolia fcetida (Linn) Sarg.) 



Height, 70 feet f- ; diameter, 

 2 feet. 



71. CUCUMBER TREE 



(Magnolia acuminata Linn.) 



Height, 90 feet \- • diameter, 

 3 feet -} . 



72. TUIilP-TKJEE, 



(White Wood. 1 Yellow Pop- 

 lar.) 



(Liriodendron tulipifera Linn.) 



Height, 120 feet -f ; diameter, 

 4: feet +* 



Regions of abundant growth. 



Southwestern, but widely culti- 

 vated in Southern States. 



Best development in Arkansas and 

 Indian Territory. 



Eastern United States ; wide 

 range. 



Southeast em States 



Greatest development in basin of 

 Mississippi River. 



Southern Allegheny region 



Allegheny Mountains; local; but 

 by cultivation widely distributed 

 east of Rocky Mountains. 



Central States 



Best development in bottom land 

 of lower Ohio River basin. Wide- 

 ly cultivated for hedges and or- 

 nament. 



Northern find mainly east of the 

 Rocky Mountains. 



Best development in basin of Ohio 

 River. 



Soil and climate, and characteristics of growth. 



East of longitude 98° 



Best development in basins of 

 lower Ohio and Mississippi 

 rivers. 



Southern and Gulf States. 



Best development along Missis- 

 »ipi>i in Gulf region. 



Mainly Middle Atlantic region. 

 Best development in the 

 southern Allegheny Mountain 



region. 



Eastern States . 



Greatest development in valley of 

 lower Wabash River, and" on 

 western slope of Allegheny 

 Mountains in Tennessee, North 

 Carolina, and the Virginias. 



Deep, rich bottom land, but succeeds fairly on upland soils of 

 moderate richness. 



Rapid grower; for Southwestern planting. 



More valuable perhaps for production of fruit than for timber 

 purposes. 



•es 



considerable shade when young. 



The wide range of sites to which it is adapted, its rapid growth 

 and endurance of shade place it among the most valuable 

 forest trees of the United States, especially for Western 

 planting. Not infected by caterpillars in forest plantations. 



Succeeds on a great variety of soils; a tree of the swamp as 

 well as of dry soils; best on light, dry, sandy, and soils re- 

 tenth e of moisture. Rapid grower. 



Insect proof and generally healthy. 



Poor, loose sands give best quality of timber; not succeeding 

 well in compact soils, b'it will thrive on a thin one, and grows 

 quickest on a rich, sand,> loam. 



Very rapid grower -while young; needs light very much; 

 sprouts persist ntly and vigorously from theioots. To be only 

 spatingly dispersed among shady companions, which will 

 affoid protection against the attacks of borers. 



Easily propagated from seed, also by cuttings, suckers, and 

 stakes. For short rotations and coppice management. 



Low, rich bottom laud; rarely on high, dry, sterile hills; but 

 often common on rich uplands, whei e it grows rapidly. 



Very rapid grower; needs light. 



Easily grown from seed, but not from cuttings. Less liable to 

 insect ravages; otherwise to be treated like Bla^'k Locust, 

 which it is recommended to replace in Southern localities. 



Will grow tolerably well on the most barren and poorest soils, 

 but best in a fertile one, cool and moist, where it is of rapid 

 growth. 



In Western planting recommended only as an adjunct. 



Deep, rich loam, but grows well on poorer dry soil; endures 



shade. 



For Southwestern planting. 



Cool, moist hummocks, with rich, deep, loose soil. 



Not hardy in Northern States; for strictly Southern climate. 



In cool, moist, deep, rich soils of mountain slopes, valleys, and 

 " coves." Succeeds also in fresh sandy or gravelly soils of 

 moderate richness. 



Deep, light, loamy, sandy, or clayey soils, in cool, moist situa- 

 tions. 



Tolerably rapid and persistent grower. Needs light very much ; 

 hardy. 



Poor seeder, and low percentage of germination ; seed to " lie 

 over." Sprouts fairly from stump. One of the largest and 

 most valuable of the deciduous soft woods. 



