FOKESTKY LESSONS ON HOME WOODLANDS. 43 



ONE HUNDRED IMPORTANT FOREST TREES— Continued. 



Name. 



Distribution. 



Remarks. 



7. Spruce pine (Pinus glabra). . 



8. Scrub pine, Jersey pine 



(Pinus virginiana). 



9. Pond pine (Pinus scrotina).. 



10. Slash pine (Cuban pine) 

 (Pinus caribxa). 



11 Longleaf pine (Pinus 

 palustris). 



12. Tamarack or Larch (Larix 



laricina, Larix americana). 



13. White spruce (Picea cana- 



densis). 



14. Black spruce (Picea 



mariana). 



15. Red spruce (Picea rubra) — 



16. Hemlock (Fsuga canadensis). 



17. Bald cypress (Southern cy- 



press) (Taxodium disti- 

 chum). 



18. Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) 



19. Fraser fir (Abies balsamea). 



20. Arborvitse ( Thuja occiden- 



tal). 



21. White cedar (Chamxcyparis 



thyoides). 



22. Red cedar or juniper (Juni- 



perus virginiana). 



23. Sweet gum (Red gum) (Liq- 



uidambar styraciflua) . 



24. Sycamore or Buttonwood 



(Platanus occidentalis) . 



25. White oak (Quercus alba). 



26. Bur oak (Quercus macro- 



car pa). 



27. O vercup oak (Quercus lyrata) 



28. Post oak (Box oak) (Quercus 



minor). 



29. Chestnut oak (Quercus 



prinus). 



30. Red oak (Quercus rubra) 



31. Black oak (Quercus velutina) 



32. Pin oak (Quercus palustris) . 



33. Southern Red or Spanish 



Oak (Quercus digitata, 

 Quercus falcata). 



34. Water oak (Quercus nigra)... 



35. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) 



36. X/ive oak (Quercus virgin- 

 iana. 



Southeastern States along coast 

 Middle Atlantic States 



Southeastern States in Coastal 

 Plain. Scattering. 



Southeastern States in poorly 

 drained soils; uplands in 

 Georgia, associated with 

 longleaf pine. • 

 South Atlantic and Gulf 

 States. 



Northeastern States, best 

 growth in Canada. 



Northeastern States and in 



northern Rocky Mountains. 



Northeastern States 



Northeastern States and Appa 



lachian Mountains. 

 Northern and Eastern States. 



South Atlantic and Gulf 

 States in swamps. 



Northeastern States to south- 

 west Virginia. 



High southern Appalachian 

 Mountains. 



Northeastern States 



Swamps of eastern and Gulf 



Coast. 

 Eastern United States 



Southeastern States — 

 Eastern United States. 



.do. 



Northeastern United States, 

 Wyoming. 



Southeastern United States. . 



Eastern United States 



Northeastern States and Ap- 

 palachian Mountains. Com- 

 mon on ridges. 



Eastern United States 



.do, 



.do. 



Central and Southeastern 

 States. 



Southeastern United States. 



Eastern United States. 



Southern States. 



Leaves in clusters of 2, 1J to 3 inches 



long. 

 Leaves in clusters of 2, li to 3 inches 



long. 

 Leaves 6 to 8 inches long, tree similar 



to pitch pine, but cones remain closed 



for several years. Cone rounded. 

 Leaves in clusters of 2, sometimes 3, 



8 to 12 inches long. Important 



turpentine tree. 



Leaves in clusters of 3, 8 to 18 inches 



long. Important turpentine tree. 

 Leaves needle-shape, f to 1| inches 



long, in dense brash-like clusters, 



falling off in winter. 

 Leaves i to f inch long, arranged singly 



around the smooth twigs. 

 Similar to white spruce, but twigs are 



minutely hairy. 

 Similar to black spruce, but cones 



remain attached to twigs when ripe. 

 Leaves 4 to § inch long, attached by 



tiny leaf-stalks; cones \ to | inch 



long. 

 Leaves J to f inch long, falling off in 



winter; cones bell-like. 



Leaves % to H inches long; cones falling 



to pieces when ripe. 

 Similar to balsam fir, except cones 



which are "scale-covered." 

 Leaves scale-like; cones I to \ inch long, 



bent backward on twigs. 

 Cones ball-like, leaves resembling 



arborvitse. 

 Leaves scale-like, those on young shoots 



and seedlings awl-shaped; cones 



changed into a soft berry. 

 Leaves star-shape, fruit a bur-like ball 



suspended by a long stalk. 

 Leaves broad and coarsely toothed; 



base of leafstalk inclosing winter bud 



in peculiar manner; fruit a hard sur- 

 faced, long-stalked ball. 

 Leaves deeply lobed , not bristle-tipped ; 



acorns ripening in one season. 

 A white oak with fringe-edged acorn 



and leaves more deeply lobed toward 



their base. 

 A white oak with acorns completely or 



almost covered by the acorn cup. 

 A white oak with leaves cut deeply 



above and below the middle lobes, 



forming the suggestion of a cross. 

 A white oak with leaves resembling 



those of the chestnut. 



Leaves deeply cut, with bristle-tipped 

 points; acorns ripening in 2 seasons, 

 with acorn cups very shallow. 



A red oak with thicker leaves which are 

 minutely woolly beneath; acorns 

 with cups as deep or deeper than 

 wide. 



A red oak with smaller leaves and 

 smaller and shallower cupped acorns. 



A red oak with leaves very deeply cut, 

 the upper central portion beine very 

 narrow and sometimes slightly 

 curved. Abundant. 



Leaves not toothed, with large terminal 

 lobe, sometimes 3-lobed. Acorns 

 with shallow cup. Much planted as 

 street tree throughout South. 



A red oak with leaves not toothed nor 

 lobed; but resembling a smooth- 

 edged willow or peach leaf. Much 

 planted as street shade tree in South- 

 ern States. 



An evergreen oak with leaves not 

 toothed nor notched; acorns with 

 long stalks. 



