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Identifier: westvirginiatree00broo (find matches)
Title: West Virginia trees
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Brooks, A. B. (Alonzo Beecher), 1873-1944
Subjects: Trees Shrubs
Publisher: Morgantown
Contributing Library: West Virginia University Libraries
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unch; pistillate in erect aments; eachenclosed in a bladdery bract. Fruit.—Small flat nutlets, enclosed in bracts arranged in pendu-lous light-green clusters resembling hops. Bark.—Brownish, roughened by narrow ridges with loose flatscales. Wood.—Strong, hard, tough, close-grained, durable, red-brown,with light sapwood. Range.—Cape Breton Island and Minnesota south to Florida andTexas. Distribution in West Virginia.—Not common in many sectionsbut scattered locally throughout nearly all parts of the State. Foundusually with other species in the rougher, more elevated situations. Habitat.—Rich open woods of slopes and ridges. Notes.—Although this tree has valuable wood it is not suf^cientlyplentiful nor of such a size as to make it an important species for for-estry purposes. It is desirable for parks and lawns. The rough,scaly bark, peculiar fruits, and hard wood are distingtiishing marks.Its most common local name is Ironwood. W. VA. AGRL EXPERIMENT STATION (Bulletin 175
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AMERICAN HORNBEAM September, 1920) WEST VIRGINIA TREES 75 AMERICAN HORNBEAMCarpinus caroliniana, Walt. Form.—Small tree, usually from 10-25 feet high; trunk short,often leaning, fluted and bearing an irregular crown of slender, oftenzigzag branches. Leaves.—Alternate, simple, 2-4 inches long, thin, oval, long-pointed, doubly serrate, dull green above, lighter beneath, scarlet andorange in autumn. Flowers.—Appear in April; monoecious ; without petals ; stam-inate catkins 1-1^ inches long; the pistillate shorter, with greenishscales and red styles. Fruit.—Small nuts, enclosed in 3-lobed, leafy bracts grouped ona common drooping stem. Bark.—Gray, smooth, thin, tight. Wood.—Heavy, hard, tough, close-grained, light brown withthick nearly white sapwood. Range.—Northern states to Florida and Texas. Distribution in West Virginia.—Common throughout the State. Habitat.—Moist soil of stream borders, swamps and hillsides. Notes.—This species, commonly called Water Beech, is of

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  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Brooks__A__B___Alonzo_Beecher___1873_1944
  • booksubject:Trees
  • booksubject:Shrubs
  • bookpublisher:Morgantown
  • bookcontributor:West_Virginia_University_Libraries
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