Native to central eastern U.S. Nowhere abundant. A tree usually not over 30, but occasionally 70 feet high; with a trunk rarely 2 feet in diameter, though occasionally 3 feet. Wood light, soft, fine-textured, not strong, and often blemished by dark lines of decay, nearly white. Used for artificial limbs, drawing boards, wooden ware and paper pulp. This specimen is from Zaleski, Ohio.

Location: 124-13 (explanation)