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for creosoting for ground work. Amongst well-known timbers it 

 is comparable with Scots pine of Europe and P. resinosa of N. 

 America. Its many uses include building and engineering work, 

 general indoor finish of houses, sleepers, box boards, firewood, 

 torches, etc. Resin is obtained by tapping, and charcoal, tar and 



Fig. 101.- 



-PIN us THUNBERGII. 



a, end of branch with winter bud and leaves in pairs ; b, portion of shoot with leaves in pairs, 

 each pair with long curling tips to the sheatlis ; c, winter bud with base of leaf cluster ; d, apex of 

 leaves ; e, section of leaf. 



other products by destructive distillation of roots and waste 

 wood. 



P. Thunhergii is. one of the most important timber trees of 

 Japan and is largely used for reclaiming sand-dunes and for other 

 protective work near the sea. In the British Isles it gives good 



