28 



Common Trees 



WHITE PINE 



Pinus Strobus, Linnaeus 



THERE is no tree in the World that surpasses the White 

 Pine in beauty, stateliness, individuality, and useful- 

 ness. Reliable records show that the first American house 

 was built of White Pine. 



WHITE PINE 

 One-third natural size. 



It is the only evergreen tree native to eastern North 

 America that has soft, slender, flexible, straight, bluish- 

 green leaves grouped in clusters of five. They are 3 to 5 

 inches long, and persist for 2 years. 



The cones are 5 to 10 inches long, short-stalked, narrowly 

 cylindrical, rarely hang long on the trees. The cone-scales 

 are thin, fiat, and without prickles. 



The trunk is straight, when grown in dense stands is clear 

 of branches for many feet. The lateral branches occur in 

 whorls of 3 to 7, arranged in horizontal layers. Upon 

 falling they leave distinct circles of branch-scars. 



The wood is soft, light brown, straight-grained, easily 

 worked. It is used for a wider range of purposes than any 

 other American wood. 



The White Pine is native only to eastern North America. 

 It is found from Newfoundland west to Manitoba and 

 Minnesota, southward to Pennsylvania and Illinois, and 

 along the mountains to Georgia. It is native only to a 

 limited part of northern Ohio, being most abundant on the 

 headwaters of Mohican river. It is reported from Erie, 

 Lake, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Ashtabula, Ashland, Licking, Bel- 

 mont, Washington, and Jefferson counties. It has also been 

 planted extensively for ornamental and windbreak purposes. 

 Moist, well-drained soils are its favorite home. White Pine 

 is the most important forest tree in eastern North America, 

 and probably in the World. 



