. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES BUTTERNUT (Juglans cinerea L.} GROWING in rich, moist soil near streams and on low, rocky hills, the Butternut occurs throughout Massachusetts, though most abundantly in the eastern and central portions. It is a low, broad-headed tree, usually rising to a height of thirty to forty feet with a trunk diameter of one to four feet. It branches a few feet from the ground, sending out long, rather stout, horizontal limbs. The bark on the trunk is dark gray and divided
. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES BUTTERNUT (Juglans cinerea L.} GROWING in rich, moist soil near streams and on low, rocky hills, the Butternut occurs throughout Massachusetts, though most abundantly in the eastern and central portions. It is a low, broad-headed tree, usually rising to a height of thirty to forty feet with a trunk diameter of one to four feet. It branches a few feet from the ground, sending out long, rather stout, horizontal limbs. The bark on the trunk is dark gray and divided into broad, flat ridges. The leaves aF BUTTERNUT Winter twig. One-half natural BUTTERNUT Leaf and fruit. One-third natural size. are alternate, from fifteen to thirty inches long and have from eleven to seventeen leaflets. The nuts, which are borne in drooping clusters, are oblong-cylindrical in shape, about three inches long and covered with sticky hairs. The wood is light, soft and weak. It is employed for the interior finish of houses and used in the manu- facture of furniture. 18. 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 Massachusetts. State Forester; Rane, F. Wm. (Frank William), 1868-1933. Boston, Mass. : The Forester
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