. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 404 California Laurel IV. CALIFORNIA LAUREL GENUS TJMBELLULARIA NUTTALL Species Umbellulaiia californica (Hooker and Arnott) Nuttall Tetranth^ra californica Hooker and Arnott NE of the largest trees of the Laurel family, and, like the Sassafras, a monotype, this evergreen aromatic tree reaches a maximum height of about 30 meters, with a trunk up to meters in diameter, ran- ging from Oregon to southern California, pref
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. 404 California Laurel IV. CALIFORNIA LAUREL GENUS TJMBELLULARIA NUTTALL Species Umbellulaiia californica (Hooker and Arnott) Nuttall Tetranth^ra californica Hooker and Arnott NE of the largest trees of the Laurel family, and, like the Sassafras, a monotype, this evergreen aromatic tree reaches a maximum height of about 30 meters, with a trunk up to meters in diameter, ran- ging from Oregon to southern California, preferring moist soil, and being largest and most abundant in river valleys. The generic name is Latin, referring to the small umbels of flowers. The bark is thick and dark brown, its sur- face scaly. The young, greenish twigs are finely hairy, becoming smooth, yellowish to hght gray. The leathery, oblong-lanceolate leaves are 5 to 14 cm. long, pointed at both ends, short-stalked, dark green on the upper surface, pale green be- neath, finely netted-veined on both sides, and turn bright yellow in late autumn. The flowers, borne in small stalked axiUary involucrate umbels, are yellow, opening from January to May; the calyx is about 9 mm. long, 6-lobed, about as long as the perfect stamens, its lobes obovate or oblong and blunt; there are 9 perfect stamens in three series of 3 each, and 3 sterile inner stamens (staminodes); the ovary is smooth, containing i ovule; the style is nearly as long as the perfect stamens. The plum-like fruit is oval, 2 to 3 cm. long, yellowish green, with a thin pulp and a large pit with a thin shell. The tree is highly esteemed for planting within its natural range, and in coun- tries of similar climate, but is not hardy in the eastern United States north of Charleston. The wood is largely used for furniture, in carpentry, for boats, and for woodenware of various kinds; it is light brown, strong and hard, with a specific gravity of The fruit is said t
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