. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky mountains. Photo-descriptive. k and Red Maples, etc. Its wood, of which a cubic foot when al)so-lutely dry weighs lbs., is very similar tothat of the Shag-bark in properties and valuedfor tool-handles, agricultural implements, nuts are not considered quite as delicateas those of the Shag-bark in flavor and theydo not generally command quite as higli aprice in the trade. Leaves 12-24 in. lon^. the stout petioles oftenpersisting late into tlie winter; leQets 7 (i>xceptionally H or 9(. oblong: lanceolate
. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky mountains. Photo-descriptive. k and Red Maples, etc. Its wood, of which a cubic foot when al)so-lutely dry weighs lbs., is very similar tothat of the Shag-bark in properties and valuedfor tool-handles, agricultural implements, nuts are not considered quite as delicateas those of the Shag-bark in flavor and theydo not generally command quite as higli aprice in the trade. Leaves 12-24 in. lon^. the stout petioles oftenpersisting late into tlie winter; leQets 7 (i>xceptionally H or 9(. oblong: lanceolate to ol)ov;it(.usually ol)li()ui at l)asp (excepting the terminal),serrate acuminate at apex, dark green above, palerand pubisrent lieneath. Floirrrs in May ; stami-nate with central calyx-lobe narrow and twice aslong as the lateral ones. Fruit solitary or 2 or tosether. obons:. l^-2i^> in. long with thickwoody husk and comnressed thick-shelled yellowishwhite nut lVi-214 in. loi- with prominent at base : seed bright b-nwn. rich anddelicious. 1. Syn. Carya sulcata Nutt 2. A. W., Ill,
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