. Native trees of Canada [microform]. Trees; Forêts et sylviculture; Forests and forestry; Arbres. >r I lie Hickories c- The winter buds are chief points of cHstinction. While the biuls of all other nckones are brown the bitternut hickory has sulphur-veilow buds. Thev are ""'/"Vr â !f'""'^' "'"' ''"'"'"' ^'"^^ ^" ^^^ ^*''^' °^ ^ ^^^iK ^'^'â '- shorter and .onnderhan those at the end. I'sually one or two buds on a sten, still closed after the others have openeil in the spring. The leaves have froâ-. seven to eleven leartet
. Native trees of Canada [microform]. Trees; Forêts et sylviculture; Forests and forestry; Arbres. >r I lie Hickories c- The winter buds are chief points of cHstinction. While the biuls of all other nckones are brown the bitternut hickory has sulphur-veilow buds. Thev are ""'/"Vr â !f'""'^' "'"' ''"'"'"' ^'"^^ ^" ^^^ ^*''^' °^ ^ ^^^iK ^'^'â '- shorter and .onnderhan those at the end. I'sually one or two buds on a sten, still closed after the others have openeil in the spring. The leaves have froâ-. seven to eleven leartets on one stem. The leaflets are The nut is often broader than lou^ and is covered with a thin husk. It has lour ndKes reaclung almost half way from the point to the base. The shell is verv thm;.t IS the thinnest-shelled hickory. The kernel is very bitter. The bitternut hickory is in southern Ontario from Georgian bay west- ward and throughout the southwestern part of Quebec. It prefers low, wet. Mtuations near streams, but is also found on higher ground in good soil. It is fairh- tolerant of .shade and grows scattered through other hardwoods. Tl,e rate of VJO^Xh 2. rapid for a hickory, but, at best, is onh- medium when compared with other trees. This is an important Canadian hickory on accoimt of its wide distribution and common occurrence, hut its wood is not usually ,o strong as that of the other species. â â â. 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 Morton, B. R. (Boyd Rutherford), 1885-1957; Lewis, R. G. (Richard Garwood), 1885-1943; Canada. Forestry Branch. Ottawa : Dept. of the Interior
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