FRUIT.—September; subglobose or globose-oblong, less than 1 inch long, with thin husk splitting nearly to the base; nut obscurely 4-ridged, with thin shell and small, sweet kernel.
WINTER-BUDS.—1/4-1/2 inch long, dome-shaped, red-brown, smooth.
BARK.—Twigs greenish, long-hairy, becoming reddish and finally gray; thick, hard and grayish on the trunk, divided by shallow fissures into narrow plates, and more or less shaggy.
WOOD.—Heavy, hard, strong, tough, close-grained, elastic, dark brown, with thick, whitish sapwood.
DISTRIBUTION.—Confined to the most southern portions of the Lower Peninsula.
HABITAT.—Prefers well-drained slopes and hillsides.
NOTES.—Resembles C. glabra, but the nut is much smaller.