. West Virginia trees. it.—Matures in early autumn ; short, cylindric, resembling abanana, 3-5 inches long, with a thin, greenish-yellow skin, enclosinga yellow pulpy edible mass through which is scattered several brownshiny seeds. Bark.—Rather smooth, brown, often blotched, thin and close. Wood.—Light, soft, coarse-grained, brown with yellowish sap-wood. Range.—Western New York and central New Jersey, south toFlorida and west to Texas, Kansas and Michigan. Distribution in West Virginia.—Scattered groups throughout theState, except in the Spruce belt, and in the higher adjacent


. West Virginia trees. it.—Matures in early autumn ; short, cylindric, resembling abanana, 3-5 inches long, with a thin, greenish-yellow skin, enclosinga yellow pulpy edible mass through which is scattered several brownshiny seeds. Bark.—Rather smooth, brown, often blotched, thin and close. Wood.—Light, soft, coarse-grained, brown with yellowish sap-wood. Range.—Western New York and central New Jersey, south toFlorida and west to Texas, Kansas and Michigan. Distribution in West Virginia.—Scattered groups throughout theState, except in the Spruce belt, and in the higher adjacent along the Ohio and Potomac river valleys. Habitat.—Prefers moist soils along streams, but grows well onloamy slopes. Notes.—The Pawpaw or Custard Apple is not important as aforest tree but is interesting and attractive on account of its peculiarfruits. It is very tolerant of shade and is suitable for underplantingwhere production of wood is not the object. 134 W. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 175. SASSAFRAS September, 1920] WEST VIRGINIA TREES 135 SASSAFRASSassafras variifolium, ( Kuiitze. Form.—Height 40-50 feet, diameter 1-3 feet; trunk usually short,stout, and bearing an open crown of contorted branches. Leaves.—Alternate, simple, ovate in outline, entire, or 2-5 inches long, smooth, dark green above, paler beneath. Flowers.—May, with the leaves; dioecious; both sexes about 3/2inch long, greenish yellow, in few-flowered, drooping racemes. Fruit.—Matures in early autumn ; a dark blue, berry-like drupe,one-third inch long, borne on a bright red thickened stalk with per-sistent calyx. Bark.—Rough, with shallow fissures and flat-topped connectedridges, light brown. Wood.—Soft, weak, brittle, durable in the soil, aromatic, dullorange-brown with thin lighter sap wood. Range.—Massachusetts to Florida, and west to Texas, Kansasand Michigan. Distribution in West Virginia.—A common tree distributedthroughout the State except at h


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