84 THE CULTIVATED EVERGREENS 



It is one of the most important timber trees, and many million 

 feet of Canadian pine lumber have been sent to other lands. 

 In this connection, however, the pines are given in order of 

 their usefulness as ornamental trees in Canada, the native 

 species being dealt with first. 



While there are nine native species, the white pine, Pinus 

 Strobus, is the most important commercially and also the best 

 for ornamental purposes. It is wild in the provinces of Mani- 

 toba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and 

 Prince Edward Island, and has done well when introduced in 

 British Columbia, but is not hardy on the prairies. It is the 

 most attractive pine grown in Canada, the graceful outline 

 of the tree, the soft leaves and their lively color helping to 

 make it a very ornamental species. This pine has made an 

 excellent hedge plant at Ottawa, a hedge planted thirty years 

 ago still being in excellent condition. 



The western white pine, Pinus monticola, makes a fine large 

 tree. It is a native of southern British Columbia and grows 

 there at an elevation of about 6,000 feet. While not so graceful 

 as the white pine, being a closer or more upright grower, it 

 makes a good ornamental, and is succeeding very well at 

 Ottawa, Ontario. 



The red pine, Pinus resinosa, is found in the same provinces 

 of Canada as the white, but is not nearly so common. As an 

 ornamental tree it has proved somewhat disappointing in 

 places, because of its tendency to become rather ragged in 

 appearance after the first fifteen or twenty years. Its foliage, 

 also, is somewhat dull in color. It is not as attractive as the 

 Austrian pine, which it resembles somewhat, although it is 

 hardier than that species. 



Western yellow pine, Pinus ponderosa, is a native of the 

 drier districts of British Columbia, and is a magnificent tree 



