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Common forest trees of North Carolina

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  • REST TREES >.-fg§=<K?&~<== -e>-^<^-s -e>-#^p<^-s -e>-sg@p««c§s~«s5 -e>-£ggp<^ SCALY-BARK OR SHELL-BARK HICKORY (Hicoria ovata Britton) (Carya ovata K. Koch) THE scaly-bark hickory is known by every child of the community because of its sweet and delicious nuts. It is a large commercial tree, averaging 60 to 100 feet high and 1 to 2 feet in diameter. It thrives best on rich, damp soil and is common along streams and on moist hillsides throughout the State. Leaf, one-third natural size. SCALY-BARK HICKORY Twig, one-half natural size. The bark of the trunk is rougher than on other hickories, light gray and separating into thick plates which are only slightly attached to the tree. The terminal winter buds are egg-shaped, the outer bud- scales having narrow tips. The leaves are alternate, compound, from 8 to 15 inches long and composed of 5, rarely 7 obovate to ovate leaflets. The twigs are smooth or clothed with short hairs. The fruit is borne singly or in pairs, and is globular. The husk is thick and deeply grooved at the seams. The nut is much compressed and pale, the shell thin, and the kernel sweet. The flowers are of two kinds, opening after the leaves have attained nearly their full size. The wood is heavy, hard, tough and very strong. It is used largely in the manufacture of agricultural implements and tool handles, and in the building of carriages and wagons. For fuel the hickories are the most satisfactory of our native trees. 22
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