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SHOWING COUNTIES, NATURAL REGIONS 

 AKD HTLAITD LIMIT OF 

 SLASH PINE 



R M K 1326 



Map 7. Inland limit of I^iiius lilliotlii. 



Pinus Taeda, L. vShort-lKaI' pimv. (Loblolly or old field pine 

 of the hooks. ) 



(Figs. 5. 6) 



This is the largest of our pines when fully devel()i)ed, occas- 

 ionally reaching a diameter of four feet, with the lowest limbs 

 oO feet from the ground, and a total height of 100 feet or more ; 

 but of course few such specimens have escaped the lumbermen. It 

 blooms in March and April, and i)roduces plenty of seed every 

 year. 



Its wood is inferior to that of the long-leaf pine in almost 

 every way. but is used very largely for similar purposes where 

 long-leaf is scarce or absent ; and its rapid growth adapts it well to 

 silvicultural projects. The wood being lighter and softer than 

 long-leaf, is better adai)ted for boxes, crates, etc. In New Orleans 

 and doubtless elsewhere it is made into excelsior. It is not very 

 durable, but in recent years has been used a good deal for cross- 

 ties and telegraph ])()les, after being impregnated with creosote. 

 When it grows in or near long-leaf pine turpentine orchards it is 

 sometimes chipped like the long-leaf, but probably with indifferent 

 results. 



