XV* Forestry 



Fifty Common Forest Trees of Eastern 

 North America 



White Pine, Weymouth Pine {Pinus Strohus) 



A NOBLE evergreen tree, up to 175 feet high. The 

 lumberman's prize. Its leaves are in bunches of 

 5, and are 3 to 5 inches long; cones 4 to 8 inches 

 long. Wood pale, soft, straight-grained, easily split. 



Warps and checks less than any other of our timbers. 

 A cubic foot weighs 24 lbs. (a cubic foot of water 

 weighs 63 lbs.). Minn. & Man. to Nova Scotia and 

 Penna. 



Red Pine, Canadian Pine, Norway Pine {Pinus resinosa) 



Evergreen; somewhat less than the White Pine, with 

 leaves 4 to 6 inches long, in bunches of 2, cones i^ to 2^ 

 inches long. Wood darker, harder and heavier. A cubic 

 foot weighs 30 lbs. Range as above. 



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