94 "WOOD AND FOREST. 



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Douglas Spruce. Oregon Pine. Bed Fie. Dougeas Fui. 



Pseudotsuga mucronata (Eafinesque) Sudworth. 

 Pseudotsuga taxifolia (Lambert) Britten. 



Pseudotsuga means false hemlock; 

 point of leaf; taxifolia means yew leaf. 



Habitat. 



mucronata refers to abrupt short 



Habitat: (See map) ; 

 best ill Puget Sound re- 

 gion. 



Characteristics of the 

 Tree: Height, 175'-300'; 

 diameter, 3'-5', sometimes 

 10'; branches high, leav- 

 ing clean trunk ; bark, 

 rough, gray, great broad- 

 rounded ridges, often ap- 

 pears braided ; leaves, radi- 

 ating from stem ; cones, 

 2"-4" long. 



Appearance of Wood : 



Color, liglit red to yellow, 

 sap-wood white : non-por- 

 ous ; rings, dark colored, 

 conspicuous, very pro- 

 nounced summer wood : 

 grain, straight, coarse ; 

 rays, numerous, obscure ; 

 resinous. 



Physical Qualities : 



AYeight, medium (41st in 

 this list) ; 32 lbs. per cu- 



