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THE PINES 



The pines (Pinus) are widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere. 

 Eighty species are known and thirty-five or so are found on this continent. Nine 

 occiu: in Canada. 



Three of our pines are found only in Eastern Canada, four in the West, and 

 one species extends right across from the Atlantic to British Columbia. 



All pines are evergreens and have needle-like leaves which are clustered in 

 bundles of from two to five. One species, not native, has solitary leaves. The 

 leaves vary in length from one to fifteen inches. 



The cone takes from two to three years to ripen. No cones ripen in less than 

 two years. 



The native pines are sometimes divided into two groups, the soft and the 

 hard pines. The soft pines have their leaves in bundles of five and their cones are 

 pendulous and have thin scales. The hard pines have their leaves in bimdles of 

 two or three and have cone scales which are quite thick and woody. 



The soft pine group includes 



White pine, Pinus Strobus 



Western white pine, Pinus monticola 



Limber pine, Pinus flexilis 



White-barked pine, Pinus albicaulis 



The hard pines are 



Red pine, Pinus resinosa 



Jack pine, Pinus Banksiana 



Pitch pine, Pinus rigida 



Western yellow pine, Pinus ponderosa 



Lodgepole pine, Pinus Murrayana 



PINUS STROBUS, Linn. WHITE PINE 



Common names: White pine, cork pine, Weymouth pine, pattern 

 pine, sapling pine, pumpkin pine, eastern white pine, yellow 

 pine*, Quebec pine (England). 



French names: Pin blanc, pin jaune*, pin potiron, pin Weymouth, 

 pin baliveau, pin du lord. 



This tree under favourable conditions sometimes reaches the height of 175 ft. 

 and the diameter of 5 ft.; but in the average stand it is rarely found ever 100 ft. 

 high or more than 2 to 3 ft. in diameter. It is the tallest and most stately of all 

 conifers in Eastern Canaaa. 



