The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1869-10-21
For the Record.
Trees and Shrubs of Ohio.
BY REV. @. II. WARREN.
AsH-LEAvED MAPLE or Box Elder,
fAcer Negumdo.l

This is a very common tree
in the United States, and a
very interesting one. 1t is
met with in the vicinity Of
strt ans and low lands from
Canada on the north to The
State ofTennessee on the south.
There is perhaps not a State in
the Union where it is not to be
found. 1t does not attain a
very large size, growing up
usually TO the height Of twenty
five or thirty feet, with irregu'
lar spreading branches. The
trunk is q foot or more in di-
ameter, and when young GOV.
cred with a smooth, yellowish.
green bark. Leaves pinnate
with three or five leaflets which
are quite smooth when old,
very veiny, ovate, pointed,
,oothed; fruit smooth, with
large rather incurved wings.
The twigs are green and beau
tiful. The flowers are pro.
duced IN delicate dropping
clu ,ters of small greenish color,
rather preceding the unfolding
OF the leaves. This is a showy
tree, and is not employed in
ornamenting grounds as fre.
quently as it should be. When
standing in some moist loca.
tion, singly il is seen to devel'
op itselfin its fullest perfection,
rising up thirty or perhaps forty
feet, sending out its tar-reach-
branches all around, displaying
the beautiful green OF the out.
ertwigs to the admiration of
all who delight in the elegant
It makes rapid growth when
situated in a congenial soil; if
beside some gliding stream,
where its roots are constantly
bathing in the murmuring g flood,
it soon attains to the size of q
tree. 1t will thrive in almost
eny soil, but will not grow SC
rapidly, nor present go beauti'
full an appearance in soils
which are dry; consequently
those who should employ it in
ornamenting their grounds,
should, it possible, seek a
moist situation for it to grow
in.
BEECH SUGAR MAPLE.-I Acer Nigrum.l
This greatly resembles -the
Sugar Maple and is regarded
by some persons as only a va
riety of this, but by careful OBJ
rvation it will be seen to be
a distinct species. The leaves
are somewhat larger and of o
darker green, of a thicker and
more leathery texture. The
trunk IS darker and smoother.
The leaves are from three to
FIVE lobed, broader and less cut
than those of the Sugar Maple;
slightly downy beneath, leaf
stalks shorter and stouter and
more cordate at the base than
those of the Sugar Maple. This
tree rises up grandly to the
height of from forty to seventy
feet, with beautiful trunk
The fruit is winged, about an
inch in length, pale yellow and
more diverging than that oI
the Sugar Maple. It is quite
generally distributed over the
United states, and especially
is found growing vigorously in
mountainous countries, from
the State of Vermont to- lndi.
ana. This beautiful tres may
not only be readily distin.
guished from the Sugar Maple
by the DARKER hue connected
with i.s foliage, but from the
/ fssc that 1t unfolds its leaves a
few days earlier. 1t yields as
much and perhaps more sweet
sap than the Sugar Maple. All
that has been said in reference
to timber and ornamental quail.
tiles of the Sugar Maple may
be justly. said of this admirable
tree. b For planting upon lawns,
or along the streets of our
towns and cities it is q tree OF
great value. and in being uuite