136 THE PRINCIPAL SPECIES OF IVOOD. 



Sugar Pine, Pinus lamberiiana Dougl. 



Nomenclature. (Sud worth.) 



Sugar Pine (local and com- Little or Great Sugar Pine. 



men name). Gigantic Pine. 



Big Pine, Shade Pine (Cal.). White Pine. 

 Locality. 



Oregon and California. Best at high altitudes (above 4000 

 feet), central and northern California. 



Features of Tree. 



One hundred to occasionally three hundred feet in height, fifteen 

 to sometimes twenty feet in diameter. Cones ten to eighteen 

 inches in length, edible seeds. Sweetish exudations. A 

 great tree. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Heartwood pinkish brown, sapwood cream-white. Coarse, 

 straight-grained, compact structure. 



Sti'uctural Qualities of Wood. 



Light, soft, easily worked, resembles white pine {Pinus strobus). 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Carpentry, interior finish, doors, blinds, sashes, etc. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 



22. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 



1, 120,000. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



8400. 

 Remarks. 



Grows at as high elevations as five thousand feet or more above 

 tide-water. Forms extensive forests with Balsam Fir 

 (Abies concolor). 



