Handbook of Trees of the NoirniERN States and Canada. 1 



The Loblolly Pino soiiietiiiiea attains the 

 height of lii5 ft. with straight trunk 2 ft. in 

 diameter and, when growing in the open, with 

 spreading liranehcs whieli form a roundeil 

 pyramidal head. Like several others of flie 

 southern trees it e.xtcnds up into the terrilory 

 covered by this liandliooli only in the eoast 

 region, where its somber tops of dai'k uirm 

 are familiar objeets along the boi'ili'rs of 

 swamps and lowlands, in eompaiiy with Ihe 

 Shortdeaf Pine, Sweet and Sour (uiins, 

 Spanish, Pin, Laurel and other Oaks, Mokcr- 

 nut Hickory, ele. 



The \\ood is rather brittle, weak, coarse- 

 grained and not durabh-, of a yellowish brown 

 color and abundant lighter sap-wood. It is 

 largel;^' manufactured into lumbiu- for intei'ior 

 finishing, general construction |>ur|)oses and 

 fur the s|»ars of \-essels. The weight of a cubic 

 foot when dry is :!:!.!I0 Ibs.i 



L^'flcc.s in cliislers of .'!, Willi close jiersislenl 

 sheaths, r;illii-r slender and slitr. d;irk Ki'een. li-n 

 in. lon.'J:, with lar;,^' sOaiiala on ejicli taee juni I wo 

 lihro-vasc'iilar l.innlles. I'li.ir,,^: slMiiiili;Oe yel- 

 low, eiovvded ; iiistilhile s.dil:ir,\' or lew I o,i,'el lier, 

 hileral Ihelow llie a|ie.\ of s,'r..wirij; shool I yellow, 

 shoi-l-shllked Ciniis :;-:, in. loHK, hileiiil s|.re;id- 

 ilC,', Slll.sessilc'. reddish hrown ; se;lles Ihirkened 

 al npex Willi iMiiinineiil I ra[is\'ei'se ritl^cs and 

 spt-eadinii jifiekle. The cones ollen reiiiain on 1 he 

 l>|-:inehes fill- :i year :ll'le|- I Uncial illK \\\r se.'ds 

 These are iiiotlled. ;pioMl ', in. loiii.' and provided 

 Willi a lal■^e win;; hroadesi ahnve Ihe iriiddle, 



1. A. W,, XI, 274. 



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