. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 207. PLATE CXIII. SWEET BUCKEYE 1. A llnwciiiii; lti;in(ii, x l. 'J. A tinwcr will) stiyiiiii hclow jiiillitis, luifnial size. .*!. A flitwcr with sliuiiiii nlttivf iinthcrs, iiiituiiil size. 4. A fruiting' luiiinli. ,\ '.. ."(. A siM'd, X I. t'l. I,<iiit;i1mliii;il srrtinn nl' !i simm), \ A. 7. A wiiitir twij;, x A. .S. Section I'l' a wiiilcr twi;; slmwiiiK .\ li'.if-s<!ir with liiiii(llf-s<}iis. s|i;rli(l,v niliii-^<-«l. SWEET BUCKEYE Aesculus octandra, Marshall FOKM—The largest American species
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 207. PLATE CXIII. SWEET BUCKEYE 1. A llnwciiiii; lti;in(ii, x l. 'J. A tinwcr will) stiyiiiii hclow jiiillitis, luifnial size. .*!. A flitwcr with sliuiiiii nlttivf iinthcrs, iiiituiiil size. 4. A fruiting' luiiinli. ,\ '.. ."(. A siM'd, X I. t'l. I,<iiit;i1mliii;il srrtinn nl' !i simm), \ A. 7. A wiiitir twij;, x A. .S. Section I'l' a wiiilcr twi;; slmwiiiK .\ li'.if-s<!ir with liiiii(llf-s<}iis. s|i;rli(l,v niliii-^<-«l. SWEET BUCKEYE Aesculus octandra, Marshall FOKM—The largest American species of tbe genus. Usually a small tree less than 60 ft. in height with a diameter of 18 inches, but may reach a height of 110 ft. -with a dlamettr of over 3 feet. At its optimum in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Reported a mere shrub in western Texas. BASK—Light brown to grayish-brown, evidently-ftssured, breaking up into many thin irregular scales. See Fig. 79. TWIGS—Stout, at first finely hairy, becoming smooth, reddish-brown to ashy-gray, slightly ill-smelling when bruised. Pith large, light green, circular in outline. BUDS—Opposite; terminal bud present and about 4/5-2 inches long; non-resinous, somewhat blunt-pointed, covered by nearly triangular or ovate keeled scales. Outer bud-scales reddish- brown, covered with a thin bluish bloom; inner bud-scales yellowish-green, enlarging in spring to 1-2 inches. LEAVES—Opposite, compound, with 5, sometimes 7, short-stalked or stalkless leaflets. Leaf- lets oval to obovate, 4-10 inches long, finely toothed on nmrgin, long-pointed at apex, narrowed at base, dark green and smooth on upper surface when mature, yellowish-green and somewhat hairy on under surface. LEAF-SCARS—Opposite, large, heart-shaped to inversely-triangular. Bundle-scars large, usually arranged in 3 groups of 3 to 9 ench. FLOWEES—Appear about April or May when the leaves are developed. Small, yellow or purplish, with 4 conniving petals; born
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