. West Virginia trees. anceolate,taper-pointed, sharply serrate above the entire base; glabrous, darkgreen above, paler beneath. Flowers.âAppear in May; perfect, in flat cymes 3-4 inches across,white. Fruit.âMatures in autumn, persistent on the tree through thewinter; a round berry-like pome, % inch in diameter, bright red, acid,in large flat-topped clusters. Bark.âSmooth or slightly roughened, light gray. Wood.âLight, close-grained, soft, weak, light brown with lighter sapwood. Range.âNewfoundland west to Manitoba and Iowa, south alongthe mountains to North Carolina. Distribution in West Virg
. West Virginia trees. anceolate,taper-pointed, sharply serrate above the entire base; glabrous, darkgreen above, paler beneath. Flowers.âAppear in May; perfect, in flat cymes 3-4 inches across,white. Fruit.âMatures in autumn, persistent on the tree through thewinter; a round berry-like pome, % inch in diameter, bright red, acid,in large flat-topped clusters. Bark.âSmooth or slightly roughened, light gray. Wood.âLight, close-grained, soft, weak, light brown with lighter sapwood. Range.âNewfoundland west to Manitoba and Iowa, south alongthe mountains to North Carolina. Distribution in West Virginia.âConfined to high swamps andmountains. Observed in the following counties: Pendleton, Poca-hontas, Preston, Randolph and Tucker. Habitat.âMoist soil of swamps and rocky slopes. Notes.âThis tree has no commercial value, being rare and ofsmall size. Its form, foliage, flowers and bright persistent fruitsmake it a desirable tree for ornamental planting. 146 W. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION [Bulletin 175. SHAD BUSH September, 1920] WEST VIRGINIA TREES 147 SHAD BUSHAmelanchier canadensis, (L.) Medic. Form.âHeight 10-40 feet, diameter 4-16 inches; trunk short;crown shallow and usually narrow, with numerous slender branches. Leaves.âAlternate, simple, 3-4 inches long, ovate to ovate-ob-long, finely serrate, smooth when old, dark green above, paler beneath. Flowers.âApril; perfect, white, borne in drooping racemes. Fruit.âJune-August; a berry-like, globular pome, one-third-^inch long, borne in racemes, red to purple, sweet and edil^le. Bark.âSmooth, or somewhat rough, with narrow scaly ridgeson old trees. Wood.âHeavy, hard, strong, close-grained, warps and checkseasily, dark reddish-brown with thick whitish sapwood. Range.âNewfoundland and Ontario, south to Florida and westto Louisiana and Kansas. Distribution in West Virginia.âCommon in nearly all parts ofthe State. Habitat.âDry, light soils of upland woods and hillsides. Growsin a variety of soils and exposures. N
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