. Common forest trees of North Carolina. How to know them. A pocket manual. Trees; Forests and forestry. From Sargent's "Manual of the Trees of North America," by permission of Houghton-Mifflin Company. is dark green, minute and scale-like, clasping the stem in four ranks, so that the stems appear square. The other kind, usually appearing on young growth or vigorous shoots, is awl-shaped, quite sharp- pointed, spreading and whitened. The two kinds of flowers are at the end of minute twigs on separate trees. Blooming in February or March, the male trees often assume a golden color fro
. Common forest trees of North Carolina. How to know them. A pocket manual. Trees; Forests and forestry. From Sargent's "Manual of the Trees of North America," by permission of Houghton-Mifflin Company. is dark green, minute and scale-like, clasping the stem in four ranks, so that the stems appear square. The other kind, usually appearing on young growth or vigorous shoots, is awl-shaped, quite sharp- pointed, spreading and whitened. The two kinds of flowers are at the end of minute twigs on separate trees. Blooming in February or March, the male trees often assume a golden color from the small catkins, which, when shaken, shed clouds of yellow pollen. The fruit, which matures in one season, is pale blue, often with a white bloom, one-quarter of an inch in diameter, berry-like, enclos- ing one or two seeds in the sweet flesh. It is a favorite winter food for birds. The bark is very thin, reddish brown, peeling off in long, shred-like strips. The tree is extremely irregular in its growth, so that the trunk is usually more or less grooved. The heart wood is distinctly red, and the sapwood white, this color combination making very striking effects when finished as cedar chests, closets and interior woodwork. The wood is aromatic, soft, strong and of even texture, and these qualites make it most desirable for lead pencils. It is very dura- ble in contact with the soil, and on that account is in great demand for posts, poles and rustic work. 18. 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 North Carolina. Geological and economic survey; Holmes, J. S. (John Simcox), 1868-1958. Chapel Hill, N. C.
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