(39) 



( hie favorable feature of the Pitch Pine that recommends it for 

 reforestation is the fact that it is the most fire-resistant pine in 

 the East, for already in its sapling stage it develops a heavy bark 

 that enables it to withstand forest fires where other trees would 

 succumb. Like the Jack Pine it thrives on poor soils. 



Between the southernmost of the Pitch Pines and the path stands 

 a feeble specimen of Western Yellow-Pine (p. 27), which species 

 we have already noted across the path. Next we come to three 

 Japanese Black-Pines (p. 28), also belonging to a group in 

 Section 2. The first of these stands 'back from the path just 

 beyond the lone Western Yellow-Pine and the others are the two 

 larger trees next along the path. On the slope above the first two 

 of these Japanese pines stands a large Austrian Pine (p. 31), and 

 above this on the slope a smaller Japanese White-Pine (p. 15), 

 with wide-spreading branches. Another specimen of this last 

 species stands still higher on the crown of the knoll to the left and 

 the other tree a little beyond it is a Scotch Pine (p. 33). 



Returning now to the path, the bushy and spreading tree above 

 the southernmost of the Japanese Black-Pines and a bit to the 

 right is 



Pinus virginiana, the Jersey or Scrub Pine 



This pine, like the Pitch and Jack Pines, has relatively little 

 ornamental value. It is a tree of poor sandy soil, ranging from 

 Long Island south along the coast to Mississippi and north to 

 Indiana and Ohio. On the coast it is usually a low shrubby tree 

 of the poorest soils, but west of the mountains it appears in mix- 

 ture with broad-leaved trees on the better sites and there attains a 

 height of 100 feet. Usually it is only 30 or 40 feet tall and very 

 frequently is scrubby. It is characterized by having needles in 

 twos, more twisted and spread apart than in any other pine. 

 Furthermore, the trees are generally laden with numerous per- 

 sistent small cones. The wood of this species is of comparatively 

 little value. A compensating feature of the trees, however, is their 

 ability to grow on poor sites. 



