. American forest trees, by Henry H. Gibson;. Trees; Timber. 340 American Forest Trees Florida. The botanical name refers to the river along whose course the trees are most abundant. Local names are gopher plum, Ogeechee lime, and wild lime. The tree is sixty or seventy feet high,one or two in diameter, and is often divided in several steins. Its wood is lightest of the gums, weighing only pounds per cubic foot. It is diffuse-porous, and the springwood is scarcely distinguishable from the summer- wood. The annual rings of growth are indistinct, and the medullary rays are thin and inconsp
. American forest trees, by Henry H. Gibson;. Trees; Timber. 340 American Forest Trees Florida. The botanical name refers to the river along whose course the trees are most abundant. Local names are gopher plum, Ogeechee lime, and wild lime. The tree is sixty or seventy feet high,one or two in diameter, and is often divided in several steins. Its wood is lightest of the gums, weighing only pounds per cubic foot. It is diffuse-porous, and the springwood is scarcely distinguishable from the summer- wood. The annual rings of growth are indistinct, and the medullary rays are thin and inconspicuous. The wood is weak, soft, tough, and white, and little difference is apparent between heart and sapwood. The flowers are rich in honey and are valuable to bee keepers. It appears that no reports exist of the use of this wood for any purpose. It is not abundant anywhere. Water Gum (Nyssa biflora) is a member of the gum group, and is of small importance. Trees above thirty feet high are unusual, and the trunk is of poor form, owing to its greatly enlarged base. This gum is found on the margins of small ponds in the pine barrens from North Carolina to the Gulf coast. The leaves turn purple and red in the fall, and are then conspicuous objects. The fruit is a blue drupe about a third of an inch long. The wood is light, tough, and difficult to Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gibson, Henry H. , 1855-; Maxwell, Hu, 1860-1927. Chicago : Hardwood record
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