An uncommon large tree of bottomland forests, familiar for its edible nuts and valuable wood. The long, pinnately compound leaves and the large, green-husked, ball-shaped fruits are distinctively fragrant.
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An uncommon large tree of bottomland forests, familiar for its edible nuts and valuable wood. The long, pinnately compound leaves and the large, green-husked, ball-shaped fruits are distinctively fragrant. |
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| The bark is very dark and rough. |
More information:
Hilton Pond Center
Trees of Alabama and the Southeast
US Forest Service Silvics Manual
Virginia Tech Dendrology
Revised 10/18/05 cwcook@duke.edu
All photographs and text ©2005 by Will Cook unless otherwise indicated.