. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . broad rounded crown. Bark onyouns: twig green, somewhat hairy, becoming reddish brown;on old trunks thick, light brown or silver gray, with shortridges or warty excrescences. Leaves ova^e, 2^/4-7 long,usually long taper pointed, slightly heart-shaped or unequalat base, usually sharply toothed occasionally entire maro-ined,thin, smooth or nearly so above, hairy beneath. The flowersappear during April aiul i\Iay, they are small and inconspicu-ous. The fruit is a globular drupe Vt long, dark purple. Itis swe
. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . broad rounded crown. Bark onyouns: twig green, somewhat hairy, becoming reddish brown;on old trunks thick, light brown or silver gray, with shortridges or warty excrescences. Leaves ova^e, 2^/4-7 long,usually long taper pointed, slightly heart-shaped or unequalat base, usually sharply toothed occasionally entire maro-ined,thin, smooth or nearly so above, hairy beneath. The flowersappear during April aiul i\Iay, they are small and inconspicu-ous. The fruit is a globular drupe Vt long, dark purple. Itis sweet and edible. The tree is known in some localities assugar berry. St. Lawrence Valley to the Gulf States, and west to Texasand ]\ranitoba. It occurs only in the eastern part of Texas. The Trees of Texas 9:^ The Avood is yellowish white, lieavy, but not stronir. It re-sembles the ash someA^hat and is used for the same tr(^e is also planted for shade and ornament. 2. Celtis Helleri Small. Hellers Haekberry. A small treewith maximum height of 30^-40° and trunk diameter of. Fig. 30. Celtis reticulata. 2030 rpj^^ branches are widespread, forming a roundedcrovrn. Bark on mature trunks is characterized by the numer-ous corky warts. The young twigs are slender and hairy,becoming smooth and brown with age. Leaves firm, ovate to 100 Bulletin of the Unive^sity of Texas oblong or sometimes oblong-lanceolate, l%-4 long, pointedor blunt at the apex, heart-shaped at base, dark green andrough above, hairy below, with rather prominent netted vein-ing, toothed above the middle. Fruit globular, light, lustrousbrown, borne on short curved stalks. Seeds globose with fourprominent ribs. Dry soil of southern Texas. The wood is similar to Celtis Mississippiensis, from which itis not generally distinguished. The tree is used for streetand ornamental planting. 3. Celtis reticulata Torrey. Thick Leaved Hackberry. Asmall bushj^ tree 40°50° high with rounded crown. Barkbluish gra} and cove
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