Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals
ee. Twigs essentially terete; leaves of two kinds, either scale-like, or else awl-shaped, often both kinds on the same branch, not decurrent on the stem; fruit berry-like, bluish. JUNIPERUS, p. 33.
HABIT.--A large tree 60-80 feet high, with a trunk diameter of 2-4 feet; forming a short, thick trunk with stout, horizontal, far-reaching limbs, more or less gnarled and twiste...
66. dd. Upper margin of leaf-scars not concave, but straightHABIT.--A large tree 50-75 feet high, with a trunk diameter of 2-3 feet; forming an open, pyramidal crown of long, slender, lateral branches and a stout, rather sparse spray.
27. cc. Bark of trunk gray to nearly black; cones maturing inHABIT.--A large tree 60-80 feet high, with a trunk diameter of 2-4 feet; forming a wide, pyramidal crown. Formerly trees 100-150 feet in height and 5-7 feet in trunk diameter we...
62. cc. Buds not conspicuously stalked; bud-scales visible, 2-3HABIT.--A small tree at best, more often a large shrub, seldom attaining a height of more than 30 feet, with a short trunk 5-8 inches through. The striped, upright branches form...
34. cc. Buds about 1 inch long, merely puberulous; outerLEAVES.--Alternate, compound, 8-14 inches long. Leaflets usually 5, the upper 5-7 inches long and 2-3 inches broad; sessile, except the terminal; obovate to oblong-lanceolate; f...
32. cc. Terminal buds nearly 1 inch long; buds fragrant; twigsHABIT.--A large tree 60-80 feet high, with a trunk diameter of 2-4 feet, forming a large, spreading, rounded or irregular crown of large, crooked branches and sparse, stout bran...
17. dd. Thorns unbranched on twigs, situated at the nodes; lateraljj. First scale of lateral bud not directly in front, i. e., to one side of the center of the leaf-scar; twigs not brittle; pith circular in cross-section. PRUNUS, p. 153.
21. ii. Bud at end of twig symmetrical, not mucilaginous whenHABIT.--A slender tree in youth, with slender, upright branches, becoming broader with age and forming a symmetrical, pyramidal crown; probably 60-80 feet high, with a trunk dia...
20. ll. Bundle-scars not depressed, inconspicuous; bark thin,1. dd. Leaves in fascicles of 8-many, on short, lateralee. Twigs essentially terete; leaves of two kinds, either scale-like, or else awl-shaped, often both kinds on the same branch, not decurrent on the stem; fruit berry-like, bluis...
11. ii. Leaf-petioles about 1 inch long; leaves dull above; twigs5. ii. Leaves pubescent or white-tomentose, at least beneath;14. dd. Twigs essentially terete; leaves of two kinds, either42. cc. Margin of leaf sinuate-crenate, rarely lobed; acorns on12. d. Trunk and large branches armed with stout spines; leaflets45. dd. Bark of trunk light to dark brown, smoothish or only58. dd. Leaves finely and abundantly toothed; bark longitudinally4. i. Leaves thin, coarsely but singly serrate; fruit a globular53. d. Leaves 2-4 inches broad, thin, not pentagonally 5-lobed;e. Leaves distinctly white-downy beneath; twigs appressed-hairy, at least near the tip; fruit hanging in pendulous racemes, persistent on the tree until autumn; seed portion wit...
3. ii. Leaves thin, long-pointed, not lustrous above, clustered31. cc. Buds and twigs not conspicuously white-downy; twigs38. dd. Cup of acorn saucer-shaped, inclosing only the base of thee. Upper surface of leaves usually lustrous, especially on the lower branches; lowermost branches of trees growing in the open drooping nearly to the ground; nut about 1/2 inch...
59. d. Twigs strictly glabrous; buds glabrous; spherical flower10. ll. Lower side of leaves glabrous; sap not milky; leaves37. d. Cup of acorn top-shaped or cup-shaped, inclosing one-thirdee. Kernel of nut whitish; buds pubescent above the middle, not angular; inner bark of trunk red; trunk not provided with pins or stubs of branches near the ground. _Q. coccinea...
57. d. Leaves coarsely and sparsely toothed or notched; bark notee. Twigs slender; petioles not exuding a milky juice when cut; wings of fruit diverging only slightly; bark of the trunk deeply furrowed, often cleaving in long, thick plates....
63. dd. Lower sides of leaves paler than the upper;8. mm. Trunk not fluted; fruit not inclosed within a24. cc. Bark of trunk gray to nearly black; cones maturing in33. cc. Buds red-brown; twigs long-hairy; fruit less than 1 inch22. c. Leaves about 1 inch long, divergent; cones sessile,25. c. Leaves about 1 inch long, divergent; cones sessile,44. d. Bark of trunk ash-gray or nearly white, flaky; acorns30. dd. Margin of leaves finely serrate; leaves less than 3 inches40. cc. Leaves not cut by a pair of deep sinuses; branches not48. d. Buds obtuse at the apex; trunk provided with pins or stubsof dead branches near the ground; inner bark of trunk yellow; nut 1/2-3/4 inch long, inclosed for one-third to one-half of its length in a top-shaped cup; kernel of nut yellow....
36. dd. Leaf-lobes usually 3 (at apex of the leaf only); buds49. dd. Buds acute at the apex; trunk not provided with pins orstubs of branches near the ground; inner bark of trunk whitish; nut about 1 inch long, inclosed only at the base by a shallow, saucer-shaped cup; kernel of nut white. [2] _Q. ru...
65. cc. Terminal bud brownish, showing 4 pairs of scales in28. d. Leaves broader than they are long, abruptly acuminate at29. dd. Leaves longer than they are broad, more or less39. c. Leaves cut nearly to the midrib by a pair of deep sinuses47. cc. Buds hoary-tomentose, obtuse at the apex; cup-scales of64. c. Terminal bud black or nearly so, showing 3 pairs of scales41. c. Margin of leaf entire, or only slightly undulate; acorns on19. mm. Trunk not fluted; catkins usually present in winter;35. d. Leaf-lobes usually 7; buds hoary-tomentose; bark of trunk60. dd. Twigs appressed-hairy, at least near the tip; buds somewhat61. dd. Buds hoary-pubescent; bark sometimes almost black on the15. dd. Spines one at each node; buds glabrous, not superposed;7. mm. Lenticels inconspicuous; pith greenish; bark not separable43. c. Bark on branches breaking into large, papery scales which46. c. Buds rusty-hairy, acute at the apex; cup-scales of acorn54. dd. Leaves 4-7 inches broad, thick, pentagonally 5-lobed; wings16. d. Thorns usually branched, situated above the nodes; lateral55. c. Lower sides of leaves and petioles distinctly downy, the13. d. Twigs flattened; leaves all of one kind, scale-like,23. c. Bark of trunk red-brown; cones maturing in second season,26. c. Bark of trunk red-brown; cones maturing in second season,9. l. Lower side of leaves more or less downy; sap milky; leaves6. m. Lenticels conspicuous; pith whitish or brownish; bark51. c. Leaf-lobes long and narrow, the sides of the terminal lobe52. cc. Leaf-lobes short and broad, the sides of the terminal lobe56. cc. Lower sides of leaves and petioles essentially glabrous,2. i. Leaves thick, abruptly pointed, very lustrous above, not18. m. Trunk fluted; catkins not present in winter; lenticels not