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THE BOOK OF FORESTRY 
USES OF THE PRINCIPAL AMERICAN SPECIES—Continued 
Maxi- 
mum 
Diam- 
eter 
an. 
Height. 
Western, white, 8220 
pine(Pinus mon- 
Common. and 
Scientific Names. 
ticola). 
Lodgepole pine |24 100 
{Pinuscontorta) . 
Red spruce (Picea | 3 X100 
rubens). 
Sitka spruce’ (Picea |16 200 
stichensis). 
Englemann spruce | 5 X150 
(Picea engel- 
mannt). 
Douglas fir (Pseu- {12 X250 
dotsuga taxtfo- 
lia). 
Hemlock (Tsuga! 4125 
canadensts). 
Western hemlock! 8 250 
(Tsuga  hetero- 
phylla). 
‘Tamarack or larch [20 in. x 
(Lariz ameri-| 60 ft. 
cand). 
Western larch! 8250 
(Larix occiden- 
talis.) 
Balsam fir (Abies |30 in. X 
balsamea). 80 ft. 
Amabilis or white | 6 X250 
fir (Abies ama- 
bilis). 
Noble fir or larch | 8 X250 
(Abies nobilis). 
Red fir (A b¢e8 |10 K200 
magnifica). 
Distribution. 
British Columbia 
to California. 
Chiefly in North 
Idaho and West- 
ern Montana. 
Alaska to Califor- 
nia and Colorado. 
From valley of St. 
Lawrence south 
along Appala- 
chians to North 
Carolina. 
Alaska to North 
Cahfornia on 
Pacific Coast. 
Through _ Rocky 
Mountains from 
Arizona to Brit- 
ish Columbia. 
Found in all west- 
ern mountain 
States. 
Maine to Minne- 
sota and south 
on Appalachian 
Georgia. 
Alaska to Califor- 
nia and Mon- 
tana. 
Newfoundland to 
Minnesota south 
to Pennsylvania. 
British Columbia 
to Oregon and 
Montana. 
Newfoundland to 
Minnesota,south 
to Virginia. 
On Pacifie Coast, 
Oregon to British 
Columbia. 
On Pacific Coast, 
Washington to 
California. 
Western slopes of 
the Sierras. 
Qualities and Uses. 
Same qualities and uses as 
white pine. 
Light, soft, weak, brittle, 
not durable wood. Used 
locally for ties, mine tim- 
bers and general lumber. 
Light, soft, close-grained, 
not durable. Used mostly 
for paper pulp, sounding 
boards and dimension 
timber. ; 
Light, soft, and  straight~ 
grained. Used for lumber, 
cooperage, boats, pulp, and 
wooden ware. 
Light, soft wood. Used for 
general ‘lumber for local 
purposes. 
Heavy, hard, durable, strong 
wood. Used for lumber 
construction, ties, ship~ 
building. 
Soft, weak, brittle wood. 
Used. for coarse lumber 
and dimension timbers. 
Light, hard, tough, not 
urable wood. Used for 
rough lumber and con- 
struction timbers. 
Hard, heavy, strong, and 
durable. Used for ties, 
posts, poles, ships, and 
rough lumber. 
Very hard, heavy, strong, 
durable and close-grained. 
Used for ties, construction 
timbers and lumber. 
Light, soft, weak, perishable, 
coarse-grained. Used for 
pulp, boxes, and generally 
sold as spruce. 
Light, rather soft and weak. 
Used for rough lumber, 
packing cases, etc. 
ight, hard, strong ‘wood. 
Jsed for lumber, construc- 
tion and cases. 
Light, soft, rather 
Used for lumber, 
struction and cases. 
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weak. 
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