The Pines 



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The cones are 4 to 10 in. long and of yellowish-brown colour. The scales are 

 very much thickened at the tips. This characteristic helps one to distinguish the 

 tree from the western white pine. At maturity the cones split open and the seed 

 escapes. The. colour of the cone also fades after a time. 



This tree is found in Canada only in the Rocky mountains in southern British 

 Columbia and Alberta, at an altitude of 5,000 to 6,000 ft. It usually occurs singly 

 or in small stands. It is adapted to a great variety of soils, but is most often 

 found on dry, rocky, and exposed slopes. In southern Alberta it is found on the 

 tops of the foot-hills. 



PINUS ALBICAULIS, Engelm. WHITE-BARKED PINE 



Common names: White-barked pine, white-stemmed pine, scrub 



pine. 

 French name: Pin a blanche ecorce. 



WHITEBARKEP 

 PINE 



The white-barked pine is a small, scrubby tree, very much stunted, and in 

 exposed sites is reduced almost to a creeping shrub. It sometimes reaches a height 



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