OF VIRGINIA 



Scarlet oak grows in the Piedmont and Mountain Regions, but though 

 fairly abundant it seldom grows to a size sufficient to be cut into lum- 

 ber. Locally it is frequently called Spanish oak. Black or yellow oak 

 ranges throughout the State but mostly in parts closely associated with 

 the scarlet oak. This tree reaches large proportions in Virginia, but 

 its lumber has not been in great demand. Not many years ago this 

 tree was felled only to procure its bark, and the logs frequently left 

 in the woods to decay, having little commercial value. With the in- 

 creasing scarcity of other and more valuable oaks it is gradually coming 

 into general use. Willow oak is so called because its leaves resemble 

 those of a willow. It does not grow large in Virginia though it is 

 quite abundant along the coast. The manufacturers do not purchase 

 it to any extent except for slack cooperage stock. Laurel and water 

 oak grow only in the Dismal Swamp. Neither of them being important 

 lumber trees were not reported by the manufacturers. 



WHITE PINE 



The sawmills of Virginia cut 96,000,000 feet of white pine ac- 

 cording to the decennial census. That the manufacturers used less 

 than one-fifteenth of this amount and bought over one-half of their 

 needs from supplies cut in other States is quite surprising. North 

 Carolina and Tennessee contributed the largest part of the white pine 

 from the outside but the Lake States shipped in the remainder and 

 usually in the highest grades. None of the New England white pine 

 reached the Virginia w r ood users and none from the Rocky Mountain 

 States. Sugar pine, however, came in from California. In appearance 

 it resembles white pine and has similar qualities and uses. Only small 

 quantities of it were reported, which is surprising, since the manu- 

 facturers paid less for it than for some of the white pine bought from 

 the Lake States. The heaviest stands of Virginia white pine are in the 

 coves in the Appalachian Mountains but it also appears on the foot- 

 hills associated with the oaks and yellow poplars. Its principal uses in 

 Virginia are for patterns, sash and doors and ship building. 



CYPRESS 



In Virginia cypress grows only in the southeastern coastal part of 

 Virginia and is available now mainly on nearly submerged lands in the 

 Dismal Swamp. Though sixty-one mills report cutting this tree in 

 1909, the wood users procured nearly 68 per cent of their requirements 

 from other States. South Carolina and Florida furnished the most, 

 and North Carolina and Louisiana the remainder. In Louisiana the 



