Habitat: Bottomland woods.
Range: Maryland across to eastern Kansas, south to Texas, east to Florida.
Distinguishing Features: Swamp Holly is distinguished by its alternate, remotely toothed leaves clustered at the ends of spur-like shoots, and by its red berries.
BUTTERNUT
Juglans cinerea L.
Other Name: White Walnut.
Growth Form: Medium tree up to 90 feet tall; trunk diameter up to 3 feet; crown flat to broadly rounded; trunk straight, columnar, not buttressed.
Bark: Light gray, divided by deep furrows into broad scaly ridges.
Twigs: Stout, greenish or orange-brown to gray, smooth or hairy, usually shiny, with white lenticels; pith chocolate-colored, divided by partitions; leaf scars alternate, shield-shaped, elevated, with 3 bundle traces.
Buds: Blunt at the tip, whitish, hairy, soft, up to ½ inch long.