CHAPTER III

HOW TO IDENTIFY TREES--(Continued)



GROUP IX. THE HICKORIES, WALNUT AND BUTTERNUT

How to tell them from other trees and from each other: The hickory
trees, though symmetrical, have a rugged _appearance_ and the
_branches_ are so sturdy and black as to give a special distinction
to this group. The _buds_ are different from the buds of all other
trees and sufficiently characteristic to distinguish the various
species of the group. The _bark_ is also a distinguishing character.

The walnut and butternut have _chambered piths_ which distinguish
them from all other trees and from each other.


SHAGBARK HICKORY (_Hicoria ovata_)

Distinguishing characters: The yellowish brown *buds* nearly as large as
those of the mockernut hickory, _are each provided with two long,
dark, outer scales_ which stand out very conspicuously as shown in
Fig. 67. The *bark* in older specimens *shags* off in rough strips,
sometimes more than a foot long, as shown in Fig. 68. These two
characters will readily distinguish the tree at all seasons of the
year.