36 The Forests of America 



climate, have made other regions forestless, al- 

 though along most water courses there is still a 

 scattered growth of trees. 



Trees are in many ways like people. There are 

 some that cannot live in the cold Northern cli- 

 mate, others that cannot thrive in the South. 

 Some need one kind of soil and plant foods, some 

 another. Many trees must have a great deal of 

 water, while others seem to do better where there 

 is not much rainfall. There are trees that live 

 in high places, the hills and mountains, and 

 trees that seem to like the sheltered valleys best. 

 Some need a great deal of sunlight, others but 

 very little. 



In both the East and the West you will find 

 many kinds of trees growing near together 

 trees that need the same kind of soil and climate 

 in order to live. In the Atlantic forests of the 

 East are found balsam, cedar, hemlock, larch, 

 spruce, and white pine. The elm and maple grow 

 there, too, and beech and birch. Farther south 

 are the oaks and hickories, basswood, chestnut, 

 tulip, and black walnut. Along the Gulf of Mex- 

 ico are many kinds of pines ; and in Florida are 

 mahogany and royal palms. 



