50 IMPORTANT TIMBER TREES 







other purposes, we certainly have a large list worthy of 

 consideration, notwithstanding that we must discard a great 

 number of species. There should be no anxiety felt about 

 that. The difficulty lies in selecting those best adapted to 

 the soil, situation, and climatic conditions of the area to be 

 forested, coupled with due consideration of the purposes 

 for which they are to be planted, and the demands and 

 needs of the country for forest products. We must not 

 overlook the fact that there will always be a greater de- 

 mand for certain kinds of lumber than for others, and this 

 should have its weight in determining the selection of 

 species. As is well known, certain species of trees are found 

 in certain localities. Such localities are called the tree's 

 natural range or home. A tree may, and frequently will, 

 grow outside of that locality, and, if so, this enlarged area 

 is known as its botanical range a region in which it 

 may grow fairly or equally as well as in its original home. 

 White Pine grows as well in Central Europe as here, its 

 home, while our He'd Oak becomes more valuable there 

 than with us. 



It is certainly clear that in choosing a species one native 

 to the locality should be selected, or one that will grow as 

 well as in its native home, or as the one originally occupy- 

 ing the ground ; provided, however, that the tree is such 

 as will meet commercial or other needs. None should be 

 chosen without careful consideration. It may be thought 

 that specific instructions should be given as to where and 

 what to plant. That would be impossible to do safely with- 

 out personal examination of the designated area. Soil, loca- 

 tion, climate, and the object sought must all be taken into 

 consideration, and that cannot be done "at arm's length." 

 In describing, in the following pages, the various species 

 of our important timber trees careful effort has been made 

 to set forth the natural range, soil, region of best develop- 

 ment, and general characteristics of each species, from 

 which the attentive reader may form an approximately in- 

 telligent opinion. If, after a thorough study of the case, 



