. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. 1 ree Study ' 755 THE SHAGBARK HICKORY Teacher's Story fOW pathetically the untidy bark of this dignified tree suggests the careless raiment of a great man! The shagbark is so busy being something worth while that it does not seem to have time or energy to clothe itself in tailor-made bark, like the beech, the white ash and the basswood. And just as we ^ hke a great man more because of his negligence to ^=%_ fashion's demands, so do we esteem this noble tree, """* and i
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. 1 ree Study ' 755 THE SHAGBARK HICKORY Teacher's Story fOW pathetically the untidy bark of this dignified tree suggests the careless raiment of a great man! The shagbark is so busy being something worth while that it does not seem to have time or energy to clothe itself in tailor-made bark, like the beech, the white ash and the basswood. And just as we ^ hke a great man more because of his negligence to ^=%_ fashion's demands, so do we esteem this noble tree, """* and involuntarily pay it admiring tribute as we ^^=^s note its trunk with the bark scaling off in long, "^^ thin plates that curve outward at the top and bot- tom and seem to be only slightly attached at the middle. In general shape, the shagbark resembles the oak; the lower branches are large and, although rising as they leave the bole, their tips are deflected; and, for their whole length, they are gnarled and knotted as if to show their strength. The bark on the larger branches may be scaly toward their bases but above is remarkably smooth. The spray is angular and extends in almost every direction. The leaves, like those of other hickories, are com- pound. There are generally five leaflets, but sometimes only three and sometimes seven. The basal pair is smaller than the others. The hickory leaves are borne alternately on the twig, and from this character the hickory may be distinguished from the ashes, which have leaves of similar type, but which are placed opposite on the twigs. The shagbark usually has an un- symmetrical oblong head; the lower branches are usually shorter than the upper ones, and the latter are irregularly placed, causing gaps in the foliage. The nut is large, with a thick, smooth, outer husk channeled at the seams and separating readily into sections; the inner shell is sharply angled and pointed and slightly flattened at the sides; the kernel is sweet.
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