. 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. 12. NORTHERN HICKORY — Hicoria borealis Ashe A small tree of drjdsh hillsides, growing with the Small-fruited hickory in the vicinity of Detroit, Michigan, and probably in adjacent Ontario. The trunk and branches much resemble the Small-fruited hickory. The bark is deeply furrowed into narrow ridges, which become loose and shaggy with age. The twigs are slender, smooth, and bright brownish red; the terminal bud is ovoid-l
. 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. 12. NORTHERN HICKORY — Hicoria borealis Ashe A small tree of drjdsh hillsides, growing with the Small-fruited hickory in the vicinity of Detroit, Michigan, and probably in adjacent Ontario. The trunk and branches much resemble the Small-fruited hickory. The bark is deeply furrowed into narrow ridges, which become loose and shaggy with age. The twigs are slender, smooth, and bright brownish red; the terminal bud is ovoid-lanceolate, covered by 8 to 10 imbricated scales, the inner ones being lighter colored and silky. The leaves are 2 to dm. long; the leaf-stalk is stout, grooved, thickened at the base, and slightly hairy; leaflets 5, sometimes but 3, lanceolate, 9 to 15 cm. long, or the lowest somewhat smaller, slightly curved, tapering on one side, rounded. Fig. 194. — Northern 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
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