. West Virginia trees. ly furrowed and sculptured into several longitud-inal ribs; husk thin, hairy, sticky; kernel sweet, edible, and oily. Bark.—Light gray on twigs, brownish on old trunks ; divided bydark fissures into lighter flat-topped ridges. Inner bark bitter, be-coming yellow on exposure to the air. Wood.—Light, soft, not strong, coarse-grained, light brown,light colored sap wood. Range.—Southern Canada and Minnesota to Delaware andArkansas, south in the mountains to Georgia. Distribution in West Virginia.—A common tree, found through-out the State except in the highest mountains and
. West Virginia trees. ly furrowed and sculptured into several longitud-inal ribs; husk thin, hairy, sticky; kernel sweet, edible, and oily. Bark.—Light gray on twigs, brownish on old trunks ; divided bydark fissures into lighter flat-topped ridges. Inner bark bitter, be-coming yellow on exposure to the air. Wood.—Light, soft, not strong, coarse-grained, light brown,light colored sap wood. Range.—Southern Canada and Minnesota to Delaware andArkansas, south in the mountains to Georgia. Distribution in West Virginia.—A common tree, found through-out the State except in the highest mountains and in a few areas southand west, especially in Jackson, Putnam, Mingo, and Wyomingcounties. Thrives at higher altitudes than Black Walnut, and growsat 3000 feet, or over, along cold mountain streams and hillsides inRandolph and adjacent counties. Habitat.—Prefers rich, moist soil. Notes.—A less common and less valuable tree than its near rela-tive next described. 60 W. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 175. BLACK WALNUT September, 1920] WEST VIRGINIA TREES 61 BLACK WALNUTJuglans nigra, L. Form.—Height 60-100 feet, diameter 2-6 feet; trunk usuallystraight and clean ; crown round and very open. Leaves.—Alternate, compound, 1-2 feet long, 13-23 leaflets, 3-3}iinches long, 1-1^4 inches broad, sharply serrate, long, sharp-pointed,yellow-green and smooth above, paler and pubescent beneath. Flowers.—May, with half developed leaves; monoecious; stam-inate flowers in long, greenish, drooping catkins ; the pistillate singleor several in a spike. Fruit.—Matures in autumn, nut round, very rough, 1-2 inchesin diameter; husk thick, rough; kernel sweet, edible, oily. Bark,—Brownish and hairy on twigs, dark brown on old trunks,with deep furrows and rounded ridges. Wood.—Hard, heavy, strong, close-grained, rich dark brown withlight-colored sapwood. Range.—Northern states from Maine to Minnesota and south toFlorida. Distribution in West Virginia.—Common in all parts
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