. American forest trees, by Henry H. Gibson;. Trees; Timber. 6S8 American Forest Trees Other Species.—Two other trees of this country are called mangrove though they are not even in the same family. One is the black mangrove (Avicennia n% called also blackwood and black tree. It is a Florida species of the family Verbenacecz, and has some of the mangrove's habits. It takes root and grows on muddy shores and is a land builder. The largest trees are sixty or seventy feet high and two in diameter, but are usually less than thirty feet high. The bark is used in tanning, and no use for the wo
. American forest trees, by Henry H. Gibson;. Trees; Timber. 6S8 American Forest Trees Other Species.—Two other trees of this country are called mangrove though they are not even in the same family. One is the black mangrove (Avicennia n% called also blackwood and black tree. It is a Florida species of the family Verbenacecz, and has some of the mangrove's habits. It takes root and grows on muddy shores and is a land builder. The largest trees are sixty or seventy feet high and two in diameter, but are usually less than thirty feet high. The bark is used in tanning, and no use for the wood is reported, except for fuel. White mangrove (Laguncuiaria racemosa), known also as white buttonwood, is a Florida species. It attains a height of thirty or forty feet and a diameter of a foot or more. It reaches its largest size on the shores of Shark river, Florida. The wood is dark yellow-brown, and the bark is rich in tannin, and the tree may become valuable as a source of tanbark. Near akin to white mangrove is Florida buttonwood (Conocarpus erecta) which is highly esteemed as fuel. It burns slowly like charcoal. Trees are from twenty to fifty feet high. Its range lies in southern Florida. Black olive tree (Terminalia buceras) belongs in the south Florida group, and the wood is exceedingly hard and heavy. The trunk is often two or three feet in diameter, but lies on the ground like a log, with upright stems growing from it. Tanners make use of the 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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