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WOOD AND FOREST. 



Habitat. 



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DOUGLAS SPRUCE. OREGON PINE. EED FIR. DOUGLAS FIR. 



Pseudotsuga mucronata (Rafmesque) Sudworth. 

 Pseudotsuga taxifolia (Lambert) Britton. 



Pseudotsuga means false hemlock; mucronata refers to abrupt short 

 point of leaf; taxifolia means yew leaf. 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best in Puget Sound re- 

 gion. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 175'-300'; 

 diameter, 3'-5', sometimes 

 10'; branches high, leav- 

 ing clean trunk; bark, 

 rough, gray, great broad- 

 rounded ridges, often ap- 

 pears braided ; leaves, radi- 

 ating from stem; cones, 

 2"-4" long. 



Appearance of Wood: 



Color, light red to yellow, 

 sap-wood white; non-por- 

 ous; rings, dark colored, 

 conspicuous, very pro- 

 nounced summer wood ; 

 grain, straight, coarse ; 

 rays, numerous, obscure ; 

 resinous. 



Physical Qualities : 



Weight, medium (41st in 

 this list) ; 32 Ibs. per cu. 



Leaf. 



