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Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)
One of the familiar trees of the countrys ide growing
to a height of 150' with widely spreading branches. It
still provides one of the finest cabinet-woods and was
used by Moravian craftsmen for gunstocks and furniture.
4. Beech (Fagus grandifolia)
A forest tree that mows to a heicrht of 100-120'. It
has smooth grey bar;, brown pointed buds, and leaves
that turn clear yellow-bronze in the fall. Beech was
used by the Moravians for furniture and small household
products.
5. Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Sugar maple leaves are 5-lobed, and turn brilliant shades
of color in the fall. The tree's wood is useful in
furniture making, flooring, and its sap is prized for
making sugars and syrups.
6. Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
A towering tree which branches high above the ground
into a massive, spreading,open-headed canopy. Its
bark is light grey, green, or chalky white, and peels
off in patches to give the tree a mottled, mosaic appear-
ance. Sycamores were often planted around the house
and garden and along streets.
7. Black Willow (Salix nigra)
This tree inhabits moist areas along creeks and streams.
Its brittle wood breaks easily and is short-lived. In
colonial days the wood was used for making a fine char-
coal for black gunpowder.
8. White Pine (Pinus strobus)
Long, blue-green needles and narrow, 4-8 inch cones
cover this tree. Growing up to 150', its bark is divi-
ded into rectangular blocks by deep, narrow fissures.
White pine is an extremely important forest tree used
for framing houses, doors, windows, and making shinqles.
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. G'. American Elms (Ulmus americana)
These natives of North America have been widely used to
line streets for shade and beauty. The tree has an upright,
vase-like form with graceful, arching branches.
Unfortunately, Dutch Elm disease, introduced in the United
States in 1930, quickly spread throughout the country
destroying over half the elm trees in the northern United
States.
Several majestic elms still grace the yards and gardens.
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