232 Trees for Shade and Ornament 



most ornamental group, with tall to medium-sized trees, tufts of long, 

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Fig. 72. — Corean Pine. Pinus Koraiensis S. & Z. 



dent cones, and a habit of growth more nearly like the spruce, preserv- 

 ing their conical form into old age; indeed, there is hardly an awkward 

 stage discernible. They are rapid growers and somewhat shade-endur- 



