Range.—Nova Scotia to Alabama, west to Minnesota.
Distribution in West Virginia.—Found principally along the Alleghanies and westward. Not common in the eastern part of the State.
Habitat.—Prefers stream borders, cool ravines, and moist rich soils of hillsides.
Notes.—No uses are reported for the wood of the Alternate-leaved Dogwood. Whether in bloom or in fruit the tree is very attractive in appearance.
BLACK GUM
Nyssa sylvatica, Marsh.
Form.—Height 40-100 feet, diameter 2-4 feet; trunk usually long, clear and straight when in close stands; crown cylindrical or rounded, of numerous horizontal and ascending slender branches.
Leaves.—Alternate, simple, 2-5 inches long, oval-obovate; acuminate, entire, firm, dark green and shining above, paler beneath, often hairy when young.