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Gulf States have been largely depleted of this fine wood and 

 the supply in Texas will be exhausted in a few more years. 



3. Firms taeda L. Loblolly Pine. Old-field Pine. 



A lo-ge, round topped, forest tree with straight, tapering 



Fig. -2. Pinus taeda. 



trunk, reaching a height of 80-100 and a maximum diam- 

 eter of 5, with stout branches and reddish brown ridged 

 bark. Leaves pale green, slender, stiff. 6' to 9' long, 

 borne in clusters of three with a sheath at base. Cones conic 



