. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES [>5i8iftlB!ft!ft!ft!R!ff!ff*:ff5 BLACK GUM OR TUPELO (Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.) THE Black Gum occurs rather commonly throughout Massachusetts, where it inhabits the borders of swamps and streams. Here it is a small or medium-sized tree, of slow growth and of very variable habit. Its height development ranges from twenty-five to fifty feet and its diam- eter from one to two feet. The branches are slender and angular, the lower ones horizontal or slightly drooping
. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES [>5i8iftlB!ft!ft!ft!R!ff!ff*:ff5 BLACK GUM OR TUPELO (Nyssa sylvatica Marsh.) THE Black Gum occurs rather commonly throughout Massachusetts, where it inhabits the borders of swamps and streams. Here it is a small or medium-sized tree, of slow growth and of very variable habit. Its height development ranges from twenty-five to fifty feet and its diam- eter from one to two feet. The branches are slender and angular, the lower ones horizontal or slightly drooping and the upper horizontal or slightly rising. The head is of vary- ing form, cylindrical, conical, pyramidal, often flat- topped and usually pictur- esque. The bark o n t h e trunk is dark gray. On the old trunk it is divided into many small scales. The leaves are simple, alternate, entire and from two to five inches long. In summer the leaves are dark green and lustrous on the upper sur- face. In the autumn the foliage takes on brilliant hues of scarlet and crimson. The fruit, which ripens in October, is about one- half inch long, blue-black and sour. Its wood is heavy, soft, strong and not very durable. It is used for the hubs of wheels, for rollers and piles. It is difficult to split; hence, when it is made to serve for fuel, the logs are usually employed. 61. BLACK GUM Leaves and stamina te flower clusters. One-half natural size. BLACK GUM Winter twig and buds. One- half natural 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 Massachusetts. State Forester; Rane, F. Wm. (Frank William), 1868-1933. Boston, Mass. : The Forester
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