The Pines 



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Lakes from those of Hudson bay. Its best development as a timber tree is reached 

 in the Great Lakes region, where it is frequently found in pure stands on sandy lands. 

 It will grow well on either sand or clay, but does best on well-drained sandy lands. 

 For many years white pine was the most important lumber tree in Canada, 

 but of late years it has given way to spruce. The wood is soft, easy to work, easy 

 to season, and, once properly conditioned, holds its shape as well as any other 

 coniferous wood known to commerce. It is used in every part of the construction 

 of buildings from shingles to sills, and a list of its other uses would include practic- 

 ally every wood-using industry in Canada. 



PINUS MONTICOLA, Dougl. WESTERN WHITE PINE 



Common names: Western white pine, silver pine, mountain Wey- 

 mouth pine, white pine (British Columbia). 

 French name: Pin argente. 



The height of the average western white pine tree is about 90 ft. and its dia- 

 meter about 2 ft. It occasionally reaches a diameter of 6 ft. and a height of 250 ft. 



