. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 163. PLATE LXXVII. CUCUMBER TREE A llowi'iiiiu liraiH-h willi iiiatiiri' nii«l (Icvcioi) iii<r l<'itv<'s, X i. I'.Viincli with a coiu'-like fruit, seed liaiifimg threads, and n Jiiaturo loaf, x J. A liirptl iiist startiim t" \>'-\\. showing two seeds on tiie inside, natural si7-e. 1. 0. A seed, eiilar;,'ed. A winter twlR, X ». , , , Section of a winter twis; sliowiiij,' a Imd aim a leafsrar with hiindlc scars, CUCUMBER TREE Magnolia acuminata, Linnaeus FORM—A large tree, which may a
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 163. PLATE LXXVII. CUCUMBER TREE A llowi'iiiiu liraiH-h willi iiiatiiri' nii«l (Icvcioi) iii<r l<'itv<'s, X i. I'.Viincli with a coiu'-like fruit, seed liaiifimg threads, and n Jiiaturo loaf, x J. A liirptl iiist startiim t" \>'-\\. showing two seeds on tiie inside, natural si7-e. 1. 0. A seed, eiilar;,'ed. A winter twlR, X ». , , , Section of a winter twis; sliowiiij,' a Imd aim a leafsrar with hiindlc scars, CUCUMBER TREE Magnolia acuminata, Linnaeus FORM—A large tree, which may attain a height of 90 ft. with a diameter of 8 4 feet. The form of the forest-grown tree is distinct from the open-grown. Open-grown specimens have a pyramidal crown with limtos originating all along the trunJc from near the base to the narrow top. Lateral branches are wide-spreading and rather horizontal near the base, ascending and Hhort at the top. Forest-grown specimens have straight, slightly tapering, rather wnooth trunks which are free from branches often for 60 ft. from the ground. The largest log hauled out of the Hammersley Run of Potter county was a Cucumber. It was over 6J feet in diameter ftt the small end. BABK—Orayish-brown to brown, with long furrows separating long, rather loose, scaly ridges. See Fig. 106. TWIGS—Usually slender, round, usually smooth but sometimes slightly hairy, shiny, bitter, covered with a few orange-colored inconspicuous lenticels, and contain white pith which may show a tendency to become chambered. BUDS—Alternate, circular In cross-sect ion, densely covered with thick, pale, silky hairs, terminal buds about 2/5-4/5 of an inch long and oblong; lateral buds J-i of an inch long, blunt- IK>inted, nearly surrounded by leaf-scars. Buds are covered with valvate scales, the outer ones falling in spring, the inner ones developing Into stipules. LEAVES—Alternate, simple, ovate to oblong, thin, 4-12 inches long, pointed at apex, taper
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