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entire with no lobes at all. The color was markedly different; the leaves of this tree were of a dull, yet handsome, jade green. The upper surface of the leaves were somewhat rough, like hard velvet. The book describes this surface as sandpapery.”
Like the White Mulberry, the leaf edges sported saw-like teeth. This is the Paper Mulberry, Broussonetia papyfera, from China. The petioles (leaf stems) and twigs of this tree were covered with tiny hairs. I don’t know why this tree was introduced, maybe as an ornamental. It is a handsome tree and Flint Hill is full of them. I have found none with the red fruits typical of this species.
The only other common tree in the upper Piedmont with irregularly shaped leaves is the Sassafras, a tree everyone seems to know. It lines country roads and I see it everywhere. The main difference between Sassafras leaves and those of the mulberry is that the Sassafras leaves have an entire margin, or edge: no teeth.
Also, the Sassafras is consistent with its leaves of three distinct shapes. There is an entire leaf with no lobes, one that has one lobe and looks like a mitten, and the third, has three lobes. There is a consistent symmetry to the leaves of the Sassafras.
Those interested may write to Virginia naturalist John Trott at the P.O. Box 59, Washington, Va., 22747.
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