SABINA 



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Wood red, fine-grained, soft, weak, fragrant, and very durable, weight. 

 31 lbs. The wood is much used for chests, pails, posts, sills of build- 

 ings, etc. It seldom reaches commercial size in Minnesota. The tree is 

 often planted as a small ornamental tree and does well even in dry situa- 

 tions where other evergreens will not grow. It is sometimes planted to 

 form windbreaks, but this use is objectionable in connection with apple 

 orchards as it harbors various species of the fungus, Gymnosporangium, 

 which produce leaf rust of apple. 





Sabina horizontalis, foreground, and Juniperus communis, middle of 

 plate; in southeastern Minnesota. 



