MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES 



White Pine Concluded 



from three to five inches in length, bluish-green on the 

 upper surface and whitish on the under. 



The cone is cylindrical and from four to six inches 

 in length. The seeds are small and winged. The cones 

 open early in September of their second season. 



The wood is very useful. It is light in color, light 

 in weight, durable, except when in contact with the 

 soil, and not easily warped by the sun. It supplies 



WHITE PINE 



Embryo and Mature cones. One-half natural size. 



From Sargent's "Manual of the Trees of North America," by permission of 

 Hough ton, Mifflin & Co. 



boards of good size, free from knots and of light 

 weight. It is sawed into lumber, shingles and laths. 

 It is used in cabinet-making, for interior finishing and 

 for masts. In this State it is very largely worked into 

 "box-boards" for the making of boxes. Then, in 

 addition to serving so well these various utilitarian 

 ends, it is a rapid-growing tree, increasing in height 

 on the average at least a foot each year. So, all in 

 all, the White Pine is one of the most valuable trees 

 in the State and most deserving of being grown for 

 forestry purposes.* 



* Send to the State Forester for a pamphlet, " How and When to collect White 

 Pine Seed." 



