. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 169 SWEET GUM PLATE LXXXIII. SWEET GUM A ll«nvcriiijj brnnrh slitnviny iiiiiiuiturc li'iivcs, (s) sliiiuiiiut*' flowers, (p) jiistilljiU' tlow- t'lS, X h. A with niiitiin havfs. \ \. A splioiiciil fruit, x h. 4. A winter twiti, x J 5. Section of a winter twit;. ciilurj,'0(l. 0. Section of ;i iiriiiidi X i. witli corky projections Liquidambar Styraciflua, Linnaeus OEKUS DE8CEIPTI0N—This genus comprlsea 3 species, 2 of which are found In Asia and 1 In North America. The latter is native to a small portion o
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 169 SWEET GUM PLATE LXXXIII. SWEET GUM A ll«nvcriiijj brnnrh slitnviny iiiiiiuiturc li'iivcs, (s) sliiiuiiiut*' flowers, (p) jiistilljiU' tlow- t'lS, X h. A with niiitiin havfs. \ \. A splioiiciil fruit, x h. 4. A winter twiti, x J 5. Section of a winter twit;. ciilurj,'0(l. 0. Section of ;i iiriiiidi X i. witli corky projections Liquidambar Styraciflua, Linnaeus OEKUS DE8CEIPTI0N—This genus comprlsea 3 species, 2 of which are found In Asia and 1 In North America. The latter is native to a small portion of southeastern Pennsylvania. A few fossil forms are also known. The Reneric name, Liquidambar, Is a mongrel, the fore- part of which IK of Latin origin and means liquid and the latter part of Arabic origin and means amber in allusion to the fragrant Juice of the tree. FORM-A large forest tree usually from 50-75 ft. high, with a diameter of 2-3 " but may reach a height S 150 ft. with a diameter of 4-5 feet. In the forest the trunk is tall, clean, Xhti? iap^ring and bears a narrow head. In open grown trees the trunk s short, bearmg rather reguTar spreading branches which form a Kj-mmetical and rather conical crown. BA»K-On old trunks grayish-brown. 1-11 inches thick, deeply furrowed, separating «»d scaly ridges. On younger trunks thinner and dark gray. TWIGS-Rather stout, obscurely angular, at first rusty hairy later smooth, light ''rown to darreddi;;.^rown, roughened by raised leaf-s-cars and «-"!'-^- f ^'^- j;'^;^,^:;*^ ^; ^IX. the second season often by corky-winged projections of the bark. Pith rather large, anMiiar, and very light brown. BUDft-Altemate more than 2 ranked, ovate to conical, blunt-pointed to sharp-pointed. «lo»sy accessory. '?,tu" brStgJ^en .»d 'hlny above, paler below. I^afalalks loag and round, TPAF«rARS_AUemate more than 2 ranked, raised, allsbtly inclined to twil!. "«»«'"«- .u" o^t"^y be"r. :i>.
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