. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Trees of the Noethekx States and Canada. 201 Tlie Pajier Mulbevrj' is an introduced tree from eastern Asia and the neighboring islands. Introduced into this country for ornamental purposes it has escaped and become naturalized in nianj' localities in the Atlantic states from New York to Florida and as far west as Mis- souri. It does not often attain a greater height than 40 or 50 ft. but develops a wide- spreading rounded top of ample vigorous foli- age and short trunk
. Handbook of the trees of the northern states and Canada east of the Rocky Mountains, photo-descriptive . Trees. Handbook of Trees of the Noethekx States and Canada. 201 Tlie Pajier Mulbevrj' is an introduced tree from eastern Asia and the neighboring islands. Introduced into this country for ornamental purposes it has escaped and become naturalized in nianj' localities in the Atlantic states from New York to Florida and as far west as Mis- souri. It does not often attain a greater height than 40 or 50 ft. but develops a wide- spreading rounded top of ample vigorous foli- age and short trunk >3 or 4 ft. in thickness. The bark of young trunks is quite smooth and handsomely reticulated with pale yellow lines. Old trunks commonly become singularly gnarled and convoluted. The tree is called Paper Mulberry from the fact that paper of very good quality is made in China and- Japan from its inner bark. The tapa-cloth which is used extensively by the South Pacific Islanders is also a product of this tree, being made from the inner bark by maceration and pounding to remove the non-fibrous portion. The wood is rather soft, light, coarse-grained and easily worked, but of no commercial im- portance in this Lcarca \isnally ovate. -S-S in. Inn^t, not lobed and also (especia'iy on yonn^' plants) variously 8-5- iobed or with single lobe on ont* side all forirs commonly on the same tree, cordate or rounded at base, acuminate, serrate-dentate, rough above, velvety tomentose beneath, loner petiolate. Ftowerff in middle spring-, staminate aments peduncled. Fruit heads % in. across, with red exserted fleshy perianth.^ 1. A. W., XI, 266. 2. For genus see p. 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 Hough, Romeyn Beck, 1857-1924. Lowville, N. Y. : Romeyn Beck Hough
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