64 WOOD AND FOREST. 



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Norway Pixe. Eed Pine. 



Red refers to color of bark. 



Piitus resinosa Solander. 

 Pinus, file classical Latin name; resinosa refers to very resinous wood. 



Habitat. 



Habitat: (See map); 

 grows best in northern 

 Michigan, Wisconsin, and 

 Minnesota. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree : Height, r0'-90' ; 



diameter. 



9,'-a' • 



tall, 



Leaf. 



straight; branches in 

 whorls, low ; bark, thin, 

 scaly, purplish and red- 

 dish-brown ; longitudinal 

 furrows, broad flat ridges; 

 leaves, in twos in long 

 sheaths; cones, 2". 



Appearance of Wood : 



Color of wood, pale red, 

 sap-wood, wide, whitish ; 

 non-porous ; rings sum- 

 mer wood broad, dark; 

 grain, straight; rays, nu- 

 iiu:'ro\is, pronounced, thin; 

 very resinous, but ducts 

 small and few. 



Physical Qualities : 



Weight, light, 43d in tliis 



