. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 83 CUCUMBER TREE Magnolia acuminata, Linnaeus THE hardiest Magnolia native to eastern North America is the Cucumber Tree. In appearance it suggests a tropical tree, for its leaves and flowers are large. The leaves are simple, alternate, thin, egg-shaped, 4 to 12 inches long, pointed at apex, smooth along margin. They fall in response to first frost. The flowers are large, upright, solitary, bell- shaped, about 3 inches long, greenish tinged with yellow, scarcely perceptible among mass of foliage. The fruit is a red cu- cumber-like mass, 2 t
. Common trees of New York. Trees; Trees. of New York 83 CUCUMBER TREE Magnolia acuminata, Linnaeus THE hardiest Magnolia native to eastern North America is the Cucumber Tree. In appearance it suggests a tropical tree, for its leaves and flowers are large. The leaves are simple, alternate, thin, egg-shaped, 4 to 12 inches long, pointed at apex, smooth along margin. They fall in response to first frost. The flowers are large, upright, solitary, bell- shaped, about 3 inches long, greenish tinged with yellow, scarcely perceptible among mass of foliage. The fruit is a red cu- cumber-like mass, 2 to 3 inches long, containing scarlet, pea-size seeds suspended by long slen- der white threads at ma- turity. The bark is grayish to brown, breaks up into long furrows. The twigs are smooth, shiny, bit- ter, rather stout, brown, marked with crescent- shaped leaf - scars. The buds are conical, sharp- pointed, about Yi of an inch long, and pale silky. The wood is soft, not strong, brittle, light yellowish to reddish-brown. It is used for same purposes as Yellow Poplar. The Cucumber Tree is found from western New York south to Illinois, Georgia and Arkansas. In New York this tree occurs locally in rich woods in the central and western parts of the State, especially in the Alleghany watershed. It becomes more abundant southward in the State. Rich, moist woods with abundant sunlight is its favorite home. It reaches a height of 80 to 90 feet and. a diameter of 3 to 4 feet. Good wood, rapid growth, few foes are among its principal merits. It is a beautiful tree for lawns and CUCUMBER TREE Seeds and twig section, enlarged. One-fourth natural 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 Illick, Joseph S. (Joseph Simon), 1884-1967. Washington, D. C. , American Tree Association
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