. West Virginia trees. llate in heads on long axillarystalks. Fruit.—A long-stalked spherical head, 1-13^ inches in diameter,composed of numerous capsules, covered with curved, blunt, spine-like appendages. Bark.—On old trunks gray with deep furrows and scaly bark is often present on limbs and twigs. Wood.—Heavy, hard, strong, close-grained, reddish-brown withwhitish sapwood. Range.—Southern Connecticut to Florida, west to Missouri andTexas. Distribution in West Virginia.—Found locally along the GreatKanawha, New, Gauley, Elk, Tug Fork, and for short distances upseveral of the tri
. West Virginia trees. llate in heads on long axillarystalks. Fruit.—A long-stalked spherical head, 1-13^ inches in diameter,composed of numerous capsules, covered with curved, blunt, spine-like appendages. Bark.—On old trunks gray with deep furrows and scaly bark is often present on limbs and twigs. Wood.—Heavy, hard, strong, close-grained, reddish-brown withwhitish sapwood. Range.—Southern Connecticut to Florida, west to Missouri andTexas. Distribution in West Virginia.—Found locally along the GreatKanawha, New, Gauley, Elk, Tug Fork, and for short distances upseveral of the tributaries of these rivers. Habitat.—Prefers deep rich soils along streams. Notes.—Sweet Gum cannot be classed as a valuable forest treein West Virginia, though in other states its wood is extensively usedfor boxes, interior finish, etc. It is very desirable for planting inparks or on lawns and is especially attractive when the leaves changecolor in the fall. 140 W. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 175. SYCAMORE September. 1920] WEST VIRGINIA TREES 141 SYCAMOREPlatanus occidentalis, L. Form.—Height 100-150 feet, diameter 4-10 feet; trunk massive,usually short, often inclined; crown open, irregular, of large limbsand irregular branches. Leaves.—Alternate, simple, broadly oval, 4-10 inches long, 3-5-sinuate lobed, the short lobes sharp-pointed, bright green above, paleand somewhat pubescent or woolly beneath. Flowers.—May; monoecious; the staminate dark red on shortaxillary stalks, the pistillate greenish on long, slender terminal stalks. Fruit.—October, persisting through the winter, in brown headsabout 1 inch in diameter and suspended on long slender stalks. Thechaffy achenes which compose the head are about ^ of an inch long. Bark.—Covered with broad curling scales which are shed oKexposing the smooth greenish-white surface beneath. Wood.—Heavy, hard, difficult to split, reddish-brown with lightsap wood. Range.—Maine to Florida, west to Texas and
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