. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 202 BASSWOOD. Tilia americana, Linnaeus. FAMILY AND GENUS DESCRIPTION-The Linden family. Tiliaceae, comprises about Michaux's Basswood (Tilla Michauxli Nutt.) is very rare in this State. Its ^^^^^ J''^^^ J^^ LX pubescent and grayish-green beneath and its floral bracts "«"«"y .JJ^^f f^^f ,*f, base are distinctive. The baric of the branches is usually smoother and lighter than that of the 2 other native species. rORM-A large tree usually attaining a height of 60-70 "•^.^"* ^*y,,;:j^%::,^.f^,^
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 202 BASSWOOD. Tilia americana, Linnaeus. FAMILY AND GENUS DESCRIPTION-The Linden family. Tiliaceae, comprises about Michaux's Basswood (Tilla Michauxli Nutt.) is very rare in this State. Its ^^^^^ J''^^^ J^^ LX pubescent and grayish-green beneath and its floral bracts "«"«"y .JJ^^f f^^f ,*f, base are distinctive. The baric of the branches is usually smoother and lighter than that of the 2 other native species. rORM-A large tree usually attaining a height of 60-70 "•^.^"* ^*y,,;:j^%::,^.f^,^Lf 120 ft. with a diameter of 4i feet. Trunk straight, clean, with little taper. (roxNU rt. nse. broad, rather deep, ovoid or rounded. BARK-On old trunks firm but easily out. thick, longitudinally-furrowed Into flat scaly ridgeri^^dges often divided by transverse .eeondary furrows. On young stems dark gray and smooth. See Fig. 79. TWIGS-Smooth or very finely hairy, shining:, bright red; second year olive, olive-red, or ^H witra irriv skin- usually zigzag, lough, mucilaginous if chewed, covered with s^Itt^'ed. dark! ^Mong lenticr 'in c'ross-'.ection. characteristic blunt conical masses with intervening lighter colored areas are present. BUDS-Mternate: terminal bud absent; ovoid. 2-ranked, stout, often ^«'"''^''"t ««*out June. Perfect, regular, sweet, fragrant, y^^f^'^^.^i^""' ^^"^^ 1° drooiling cymose clusters. The long peduncle which bears the flowers is united for about half its length with a conspicuous green bract. FRTTIT-A woody, spherical, nut-like drupe about the size of a pea. Occurs singly or in with a common stalk attached to a leafy bract and often persisting far into winter. WOOD-Diffuse-porous; rays distinct, but colorless; light, soft, compact, moderately strong light b^n to nearly white, fine in texture; little difference between spring wood and summer wood Weighs lbs. per cubic foot. Used in the manufacture o
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