POND PINE. SAVANNA PINE. 



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nearly white. It is used for fuel, charcoal, and coarse lumber, 

 It has been sparinscly cut for luuil)er in North Carolina. 



Pinus serotina. Michaux. 



(pond PINE. SAVANNA PINE. SWAMP PINE. POCOSIN PINE.) 



A small tree, with a short cylindrical trunk, numerous short 

 branches, and smooth dark brown bark broken into rectangular 

 plates, reaching a lieiglit of SO and a diameter of 3 feet. (Plate 

 XXL) 



It occurs on low peaty or wet sandy soils of the worst quality, 

 from North Carolina to Florida, near the coast. 



In this State, where it reaches an average height of 40 to 50 

 feet, it is common in the small swamps of the coastal plain, and 



is occasionally found in the Piedmont plateau region. (Fig. 35.) 

 It bears seed frequently, and yi»ang growth is common on wet 

 soil near old trees and mixed with the second growth of loblolly 

 pine. A great deal of the seed will not germinate. It is more 

 sensitive to lire than tlie loblolly pine. Old specimens are often 

 hollow or red-hearted. 



The leaves are in threes, 5 to 8 inches long, somewhat shorter 

 and from shorter sheaths than those of the loblolly pine. The 

 cones frequently remain on the tree several years before dropping 

 their seed. They are round ovate, 2 to 3 inches long, with scales 

 rounded at the apex and have a small weak prickle. 



