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3. Overcup oak and cow (or basket) oak are the most important 

 of the southern white oaks. 



Red Oak 



1. Texas red oak furnishes the main supply of red oak lumber 

 in the lower Mississippi Valley. 



2. Pin oak occurs in many eastern and central states. 



3. Scarlet oak is a northern and northeastern tree. 



4. Yellow (or black) oak is found in most states east of the Rocky 

 Mountains. 



5. Willow oak is of commercial importance in the southern 

 states only. 



457. White Pine. White pine is the familiar white pine of 

 the Lake states, the Northeast, and the Appalachian region. 



Norway (red) pine is lumbered in the Lake states and farther 

 east; though sometimes called red, it is really a yellow pine. The 

 better grades are often sold with white pine, but also have a market 

 under their own name. 



Jack pine is a small tree of the Lake states, and is used only to 

 a limited extent. Western white pine, sometimes called silver pine, 

 supplies the white pine lumber cut in Idaho, Montana, Washington, 

 and to a limited extent in Oregon. 



458. Hemlock. Eastern hemlock is lumbered in the Lake 

 states, the northeastern states, and the Appalachian region. West- 

 ern hemlock is the main source of the hemlock lumber in the north- 

 western states, and its production is increasing. Although the mill 

 value of western hemlock is lower than that of eastern hemlock, 

 the former is of superior quality and is often sold as Douglas fir. 

 The western mountain or black hemlock and the Carolina hemlock 

 of the Appalachian region are lumbered only occasionally. 



459. Spruce. Several species of spruce are cut for lumber, 

 but red and Sitka spruce furnish the greater portion. Red spruce 

 is the most important species in the northeastern and Appalachian 

 regions, as are northeast black spruce and white spruce lumber in 



