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CROWN TRUNK HEARTWOOD (INACTIVE) GIVES STRENGTH SAPWOOD CARRIES SAP FROM ROOT TO LEAVES CAMBIUM (MICROSCOPIC) BUILDS THE CELLS INNER BARK CARRIES PREPARED FOOD FROM LEAVES TO CAMBIUM LAYER OUTER BARK PROTECTS TREE FROM INJURIES ROOTS SURFACE ROOTS TAPROOT
The FRUIT is an acorn about 1 inch long and ⅓ inch wide, borne on a long stem or peduncle; it is oblong, dark brown and lustrous, and set in a top-shaped, downy cup of a light r...
5. Part 5The yellowish FLOWERS appear in May; two kinds on the same tree—the male flowers in a linear cluster and the female flowers a rounded ball. The FRUIT is globular, from 2 to 5 in...
6. Part 6Two other species of mimosa are found in Texas: L. pulverulenta (Schlect.) Benth., found above the mouth of the Rio Grande; and L. retusa Benth., in Jeff Davis, Kimble, Real, Uv...
3. Part 3The LEAVES are simple, alternate, broadly ovate or triangular, pointed, square at the base, and coarsely toothed on the edges, 3 to 5 inches across each way, covered with soft w...
7. Part 7The WOOD is light, soft, tough, not durable, and light brown in color. It is used in states where the growth is better for the manufacture of pulp, woodenware, furniture, trunks...
2. Part 2Ponderosa pine is the most important commercial pine of the Southwest and many parts of the Rocky Mountain region. It reaches the southeastern limit of its range in the Guadalup...
1. Part 1CROWN TRUNK HEARTWOOD (INACTIVE) GIVES STRENGTH SAPWOOD CARRIES SAP FROM ROOT TO LEAVES CAMBIUM (MICROSCOPIC) BUILDS THE CELLS INNER BARK CARRIES PREPARED FOOD FROM LEAVES TO CA...
8. Part 8The FLOWERS form a creamy white or yellow round head about 1 inch in diameter and are borne in clusters. The many small flowers in the head are fragrant and nectar-bearing. The...
10. Part 10D Deciduous—Falling off, usually at the close of the season. Defoliation—Removal of foliage. Dehiscent—Splitting open at maturity. Deliquescent—Said of the form of a tree with a...
9. Part 9Fruits: Page Winged Silver Maple 98 Red Maple 99 Southern Sugar Maple 126 Sugar Maple 126 Big Tooth Maple 126 Mountain Maple 126 Pod Desertwillow 119 Wahoo 125 Drupe (or berry)...
11. Part 11L Laurel, cherry 83 Laurelcherry, Carolina 83 Leadtree, Gregg 86 Leadtree, Mexicana, great 124 Leitneria floridana 35 Leucaena greggii 86, 124 Leucaena pulverulenta 86, 124 Leuc...