. Native trees of Canada [microform]. Trees; Forêts et sylviculture; Forests and forestry; Arbres. 132 Natuv Trees of'. ' Ihe leaves are 2 to .-, in. Ions, oval in outline, and leathcrv in textnre Tliev are dark ^reen and shiny above and often fnzzy U' The niar^nn is smooth not notched, and the stem is slender, sometimes short and stont, and v'.rv often red' The frnit is berry like, blne-hlaek in colour, and sonr to the taste. It is abon, .3 m. m length and contains a more or stone. There are one to three o' these fruits on a single -^talk. The wood is very tough and
. Native trees of Canada [microform]. Trees; Forêts et sylviculture; Forests and forestry; Arbres. 132 Natuv Trees of'. ' Ihe leaves are 2 to .-, in. Ions, oval in outline, and leathcrv in textnre Tliev are dark ^reen and shiny above and often fnzzy U' The niar^nn is smooth not notched, and the stem is slender, sometimes short and stont, and v'.rv often red' The frnit is berry like, blne-hlaek in colour, and sonr to the taste. It is abon, .3 m. m length and contains a more or stone. There are one to three o' these fruits on a single -^talk. The wood is very tough and difTicult to split on accou-U of its gram. It is eonsec|uenlly u^ed for uagon-hubs, rollers, turnerv, cooperage, and veneer. It ,s seldom used conunereially in Canada because of its rantv. ' THE MADRONAS Twelve species of madrona (ArhHtl,s^ are known to exist either as small tree^ or as shrubs. Three occur as trees in the Tnited States, but onlv one of li,em ex tends north far enough to coaie into All of them hav. thin, smooth bark, bright red on twigs and branches ; an>i t nek, leatherx-. evergreen leaves. They produce hard, heavv, close-grained that IS dtfiicult to season and work, but makes good charcoal and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Morton, B. R. (Boyd Rutherford), 1885-1957; Lewis, R. G. (Richard Garwood), 1885-1943; Canada. Forestry Branch. Ottawa : Dept. of the Interior
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