WOOD AND FOREST. 



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LOBLOLLY PINE. OLD FIELD PINE. 



Loblolly may refer to the inferiority of the wood; old field refers to 

 habit of spontaneous growth on old fields. 



Pinus iaeda Linnaeus. 



Pinus, the classical Latin name; taeda, the classical Latin name for 

 pitch-pine, which was used for torches. 



Habitat. 



Leaf. 



Habitat: (See map); 

 grows best in eastern Vir- 

 ginia, and eastern North 

 Carolina. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 100'-150'; 

 diameter, often 4'-5' ; 

 branches high ; bark, 

 purplish brown, shallow, 

 meandering fissures, broad, 

 flat, scaly ridges; leaves, 

 3 in sheath, 4"-7" long; 

 cones 3"-5" long. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, heart-wood orange, 

 sap-wood lighter ; non- 

 porous; rings very plain, 

 sharp contrast between 

 spring wood and summer 

 wood ; grain, straight, 

 coarse ; rays conspicuous ; 

 very resinous, but ducts 

 few and small. 



Physical Qualities : 

 Weight, medium (39th in 



