APPENDIX 
USES OF THE PRINCIPAL AMERICAN SPECIES ! 
Showing also the common and scientific names, distribution and maximum sizes. 
Maxi- 
C mum 
g clentife mand Diam Distribution. Qualities and Uses. 
and 
Height. 
CONIFERS 
White or Wey-| 6X250; Maine to Minne- | Light, soft and easily worked 
mouth pine (Pi- sota and along ost usef American 
nus strobus) Appalachians to wood. 
. Georgia. 
Longleaf, Georgia | 3120) Virginia to Texas | Hard, heavy, strong, durable 
or hard pine along coastal and resinous, used in con- 
(Pinus palustris). plain. struction ties, flooring and 
general lumber. 
Shortleaf or yellow | 4120! New York south | Fairly hard, heavy, and 
pine(Pinus ecchi- to Texas, also in strong. Used with long- 
nata). Mississippi Val- leaf pine for the same 
ley up to Mis- purposes. 
; souriand Illinois. 
Cuban or slash pine | 3115) South Carolina to | Same qualities and uses as 
(Pinus  hetero- Louisiana along longleaf pine. 
Phylla). the coast. ; 
Loblolly or _ old | 5150} From New Jersey | Fairly heavy, coarse-grained, 
field pine (Pinus along coast to fairly durable. Used for 
taeda). Texas and Ar- general lumber and box 
kansas. boards. 
Western yellow or | 7X200| Found in every | Fairly heavy, close-grained, 
bull pine (Pinus western moun-| easily worked. Used for 
ponderosa). tain State. lumber, construction tim~ 
bers, ties, and mine tim- 
ers. 
Pitch pine (Pinus | 3 X90 | Maine to Ohio and | Soft, coarse-grained and 
rigida. Northern Geor-| brittle. Contains some 
gia. resin. Used for mine 
‘ props, rough construction 
work, pulpwood, charcoal, 
. and fuel. 
Red or Norway | 3120} Maine and Minne- | Medium between white and 
pine (Pinus re- sota and south yellow pines in qualities. 
sinosa). to Pennsylvania. | Used for lumber. 
Sugar pine (Pinus |12 X250| South Oregon and | Same qualities and uses as 
lambertiana). along Sierras in | white pine. 
California. 
Measurements are given in feet unless otherwise noted. 
1 Adapted from Moon and Brown-—“ Elements of Forestry.” 
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