Timber Trees And Forests of North Carolina
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Towards the summits of many high mountains it forms, with birch and sugar maple, nearly the entire growth. The young trees are capable of enduring deep shade.
The leaves are thin, smooth, and straight- veined, each vein end- ing in a large tooth. The sterile flowers occur in small heads upon drooping silky stems, and the fertile flowers are often in pairs on the summit of short stalks. The fruit consists of a prickly bur, enclosing two triangular sharp-ridged edible nuts. The brown winter-buds ...are long, slender, and pointed ; the twigs small and smooth. The root system consists of long superficial roots which are frequently exposed.
The wood is very hard, strong, tough, very close-grained, not durable in contact with the soil, and inclined to check in drying; 112 TIMBER TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA.
dark or lighter red in color; the sapwood nearly white. It takes a beautiful polish, and is used for chairs, shoe-lasts, plane-stocks, handles, and for fuel. The bark is sometimes used for tanning,, and a valuable oil is derived from the nuts.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Towards the summits of many high mountains it forms, with birch and sugar maple, nearly the entire growth. The young trees are capable of enduring deep shade.
The leaves are thin, smooth, and straight- veined, each vein end- ing in a large tooth. The sterile flowers occur in small heads upon drooping silky stems, and the fertile flowers are often in pairs on the summit of short stalks. The fruit consists of a prickly bur, enclosing two triangular sharp-ridged edible nuts. The brown winter-buds ...are long, slender, and pointed ; the twigs small and smooth. The root system consists of long superficial roots which are frequently exposed.
The wood is very hard, strong, tough, very close-grained, not durable in contact with the soil, and inclined to check in drying; 112 TIMBER TREES OF NORTH CAROLINA.
dark or lighter red in color; the sapwood nearly white. It takes a beautiful polish, and is used for chairs, shoe-lasts, plane-stocks, handles, and for fuel. The bark is sometimes used for tanning,, and a valuable oil is derived from the nuts.
What to read after Timber Trees And Forests of North Carolina?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946 to read onlineMoreLess
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