. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Teees of the Nobthebn States and Canada. 63 A tre; sometimes attaining the height of 90 or 100 ft. witli triuilv 3 ft. in thickness, though usually considerably smaller. When isolated from other trees it develops an oblong or rather wide-topped head with strong up- right lateral and pendent lower branches. The bark of trunk is of a gi'ay color, rough with obscure scaly ridges. It is more com- monly found on hill-sides and ridges than is the Big Shell-bark, which it leav
. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Teees of the Nobthebn States and Canada. 63 A tre; sometimes attaining the height of 90 or 100 ft. witli triuilv 3 ft. in thickness, though usually considerably smaller. When isolated from other trees it develops an oblong or rather wide-topped head with strong up- right lateral and pendent lower branches. The bark of trunk is of a gi'ay color, rough with obscure scaly ridges. It is more com- monly found on hill-sides and ridges than is the Big Shell-bark, which it leaves to the in- undated river bottoms and rarely invades its territory. In the northern part of its range it is mainly confined to the coast region where it associates with the various Oaks, Red Cedar, Sassafras, Sweet Birch, Sweet Gum, Tulip, etc. To the .southward it is more abun- dant and more generally distributed. The wood of the Jlocker-nut is heavy, a cubic foot when absolutely dry weighing lbs., strong and tough, and is used in the manufacture of tool-handles, agricultural im- plements, etc., and is excellent for The nuts command about the same price in the trade as those of the Big Shell-bark. Leari'X in. long, fragrant when crushed, with stellate pubescent petioles and Y-9 oblong- lanceolate to obovate acuminate serrate leaflets which are lustrous dark green above and paler and pubescent beneath : twigs tomentose; bud-scales imbricated, the outer early deciduous, the inner tomentose and accrescent. Flowers in May; staminate in stellate pubescent aments; calyx with central lobe linear and much longer than the lateral ones; stamens 4 with red anthers ; pis- tillate in 2-.'5-flowpred spikes. Fruit globose-oblong, 11/2-2 in. long, with thick husk splitting nearly to the base ; nut brownish white, variable in shape, 4-ridged with very thick shell and sweet seed. 1. Syn. Carya lomentoaa Nutt. 2. A. W., IV, Please note that these images are extracted fr
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