THE PINES OF THE SOUTH 



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THE RANGE OF THE SHORTLEAF PINE 



The heavily shaded portion of the map shows the commercial 

 range of this famous and much-used wood, while the lighter 

 shaded portion indicates its botanical range. It makes its best 

 growth at an elevation of 400 to 1,500 feet. 



3,000 feet in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The 

 Shortleaf Pine has many common names. Some of them 

 are appropriate, while others are misleading and often 

 embarrassing to one attempting to identify it. None of 

 its fifteen common names will ever replace the name 

 "Shortleaf Pine," for its leaves are truly short in com- 

 parison with the Longleaf Pine and the other pines with 

 which it is associated. Its distinctive leaves are slender, 

 from 2 to 4 inches long and usually occur in 2's, but 



Courtesy Manual Arts Press 

 MAP SHOWING THE COMMERCIAL RANGE OF 

 LONGLEAF PINE 



It occurs from Norfolk, Virginia, to the neighborhood of 

 Tampa, Florida, and west along the coast to the Trinity River 

 in eastern Texas. 



occasionally three appear in a cluster and 

 sometimes four may be together in a cluster. 

 The cones of the Shortleaf Pine are rather 

 distinctive. They are brown in color, attached 

 to the branches by a very short stalk, from 

 IV2 to 21/^ inches long and nearly as wide 

 as long when open. Each cone-scale has an 

 enlarged apex which is armed with a weak 

 prickle. The cones open in early autumn to 

 discharge the small triangular seeds, which 

 are produced in large numbers and scattered 

 widely about the trees. Heavy seed crops are 

 common, which justifies one in being hopeful 

 that nature will propagate this important for- 

 est tree and help it gain an important place 



SHORTLEAF PINE LEAVES, SEED, CONE AND 

 SEEDLING 



a Young seedling. 



b Same seedling after one month's growth. 



c Same seedling at end of first season showing early bundles 



of true leaves, 

 d Two-leaf and three-leaf clusters. 

 e Branch with mature closed cones or burrs, 

 f Cone scale and seed with wing detached. 

 e Mature cone opened. 



