Forest trees of the Pacific slope . Fig. 1C5.—Prunus suhcordata. Climatic Conditions.—Similar to those of choke cherry. Tolerance.—Endures light shade, which is helpful in seedling stage. Reproduction.—Prolific periodic seeder in better soils, but fruits sparingly and irregu-larly in poor, dry soils. Seedlings fairly abundant in fresher soils ; very scarce in dryplaces. 354 FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. Bitter emarginata (Doiigl.) B,«o.,.,... va.,e. ..ea,>, -e; fr^ 4:^^;t;r;r;;:::S--. Fig. 106.—Prunus emaryinata. tU>n „a,
Forest trees of the Pacific slope . Fig. 1C5.—Prunus suhcordata. Climatic Conditions.—Similar to those of choke cherry. Tolerance.—Endures light shade, which is helpful in seedling stage. Reproduction.—Prolific periodic seeder in better soils, but fruits sparingly and irregu-larly in poor, dry soils. Seedlings fairly abundant in fresher soils ; very scarce in dryplaces. 354 FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. Bitter emarginata (Doiigl.) B,«o.,.,... va.,e. ..ea,>, -e; fr^ 4:^^;t;r;r;;:::S--. Fig. 106.—Prunus emaryinata. tU>n „a,.. is ..oo,„, -y 1-. b-n on •-«---r, SluE T,™ FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 355 smooth throughout and smaller iu most of the shrubby high mountain formswith gray-brown stems, larger and finely hairy beneath on the larger darker-barked trees which are usually grown in moist, rich places; 2 glandular,minute projections mark the leaf-stem where it joins the blade. The leaves ofboth forms agree in their distinctly minute, roimded. marginal Mature fruit (fig. 16()), one-fourth to three-eighths of an inch in diameter,clear coral red; ripe from about July to September, accoi-ding to the localityand elevation; extremely bitter, as are the green twigs, leaves and inner bark;with a pointed stone, sharp-ridged on one side only and round or minutelygrooved on the opposite side. Wood, dull brown, with very thick sapwood, ofvery light weight, and exceedingly brittle; it rots quickly in contact with theearth. Large trees, which ofte
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