Issued January 19, 1907. 



United States Department of Agriculture, 



FOREST SERVICE Circular 68. 



GIFFORD PINCHOT, Forester. 



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FOREST PLANTING LEAFLET. 



Division of Fo: 

 University of Cal: 



SCOTCH PINE (Pinus sylvestris). 



FORM AND SIZE. 



The Scotch pine closely resembles the red pine of North America. 

 In Europe, in the region of its best development, it commonly attains 

 a height of 120 feet and a diameter of from 3 to 5 feet. For a con- 

 siderable distance above ground the stem is comparatively smooth 

 and free from branches. In the forest the crown is short and com- 

 pact, extending not more than one-third the length of the bole. The 

 bark is usually deeply furrowed and, on the upper portion of the 

 trunk, is distinctly reddish in color. 



In portions of the Middle West planted trees of this species are 

 often entirely different in appearance from the usual form, being 

 scrubby and distorted. This poor development is probably due not 

 to unfavorable soil or climatic conditions, but to the use of some in- 

 ferior variety or of seed from regions not well adapted to the growth 

 of the tree. 



RANGE. 



In this country Scotch pine does not occur naturally. Abroad it is 

 widely distributed, ranging throughout the greater part of Europe 

 and through northern Asia southward to Asia Minor and Persia. In 

 the region of its natural distribution extensive planting has greatly 

 increased its occurrence, until at present it is probably the most im- 

 portant forest tree in Europe. 



In the United States the Scotch pine can be planted over a wide 

 area, including New England, the Middle and Lake States, the Da- 

 kotas, and especially the prairie States, such as Nebraska, Iowa, and 

 Kansas. The ability of this tree to thrive in situations where the 

 atmosphere is exceedingly dry admirably adapts it to the prairie 

 States. Little commercial planting has been done in this country, 

 although many small groves and isolated trees indicate its fitness to 

 the regions named. 



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