Important Forest Trees of the United States 



139. Port-Orf ord- 

 cedar. 



140. Alaska-cedar. 141. Arizona cypress. 142. Rocky Moun- 

 tain juniper. 



Large to very large tree of Pacific coast in southwestern Oregon and northwestern 

 California. Bark reddish brown, very thick, deeply furrowed into large, fibrous ridges. 

 Twigs slender, flattened. Leaves ^.6 inch long, or I /Q to *4 inch long on leading shoots, 

 bright green or pale beneath, glandular on the back. Cones about $/& inch in diameter. 



Principal uses: The principal wood for storage battery separators. Venetian blinds. 

 Lumber for construction and other uses. Shade tree, ornamental, and shelterbelts. ^ 



140. ALASKA-CEDAR, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D. Don) Spach (Alaska yellow- 

 cedar, Nootka falsecypress, yellow-cedar, Sitka cypress, yellow cypress). 



Large tree of Northwest Pacific coast region north to Canada and Alaska. Bark 

 grayish brown, thin, irregularly fissured, fibrous and scaly. Twigs stout, 4-angled or 

 slightly flattened. Leaves I /Q inch long, or x /4 inch long on leading shoots, dark green, 

 usually without glands. Cones nearly l /i inch in diameter. 



Principal uses: Interior finish, cabinet work, small boats, furniture, and novelties. 

 Ornamental. 



MM. Leafy twigs rounded or 4-angled. 



P. Leafy twigs regularly branched almost at right angles; seeds in a hard 

 cone GYPRES s ( Cupressus ) . 



141. ARIZONA CYPRESS, Cupressus arizonica Greene (smooth cypress; C. glabra Sudw.). 

 Medium-sized tree of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico. Bark gray, 



rough, furrowed and fibrous, or checkered, or smoothish and shedding in thin scales. 

 Leaves scalelike, I /IQ inch long, pale blue green. Cones ^4 to 1 54 inches in diameter, on 

 stout stalks *4 to l /2 inch long and remaining attached several years. 

 Principal uses : Fence posts, ornamental, and shelterbelts. 



PP. Leafy twigs irregularly branched at small angles; seeds in a "berry"- 

 JUNIPER (Juniperus). 



142. ROCKY MOUNTAIN JUNIPER, Juniperus scopulorum Sarg. (western juniper [lum- 

 ber], Rocky Mountain redcedar, redcedar). 



Small to medium-sized tree of Rocky Mountain region, including adjacent Canada. 

 Bark reddish brown, thin, fibrous and shreddy. Leafy twigs slender, about %2 inch in 

 diameter. Leaves scalelike, Vi6 inch long, usually gray green, or on leading shoots needle- 

 like, up to l /$ inch long. "Berry" }4 inch in diameter, bright blue, bloomy, usually 2-seeded, 

 maturing the second year. 



