Trees of the Northern United States: Their Study, Description and DeterminationApgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
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Trees of the Northern United States: Their Study, Description and Determination
Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
Trees -- North America
4. =Pìnus montícola=, Dougl. (MOUNTAIN-PINE.) Leaves in fives, 3 to 4
in. long, from short, overlapping, very deciduous sheaths; smooth,
glaucous green. Cones 7 in. long and 1¾ in. in diameter, cylindric,
smooth, obtuse, short-peduncled, resinous, with loosely overlapping,
pointless scales. A large tree, 60 to 80 ft. high, resembling the White
Pine, and often considered a variety of it, but the foliage is denser;
Pacific coast.
[Illustration: P. fléxilis.]
5. =Pìnus fléxilis=, James. (WESTERN WHITE PINE.) Leaves 2 to 3 in.
long, rigid, entire, acute, densely crowded, sharp-pointed, of a rich
dark green color, 5 together in lanceolate, deciduous sheaths. Cones 4
to 6 in. long and half as wide, subcylindric, tapering to the end,
semipendulous, clustered. Scales thick, woody, obtuse, loose, 1¼ in.
broad, yellowish brown. Seeds rather large, with rigid margins instead
of wings. A handsome hardy tree from the Pacific Highlands, occasionally
cultivated. It resembles the eastern White Pine, but is more compact and
of a darker color.
[Illustration: P. Cémbra.]
6. =Pìnus Cémbra=, L. (CEMBRA PINE. SWISS STONE-PINE.) Leaves 3 to 4 in.
long, from a medium-sized deciduous sheath; triangular, rigid, slender,
straight, crowded, dark green with a glaucous surface; 5 together. Cones
2½ in. by 2 in., ovate, erect, with obtuse, slightly hooked, but
pointless scales. Seeds as large as peas and destitute of wings. A
slow-growing, cultivated tree, 40 to 80 ft. high. Forms a regular cone;
branches to the ground; Europe; hardy throughout.
[Illustration: P. Tæda.]
7. =Pìnus Tæda=, L. (LOBLOLLY OR OLD-FIELD PINE.) Leaves in twos and
threes, 6 to 10 in. long, with elongated, close sheaths; slender and of
a light green color. Cones in pairs or solitary, lateral, 3 to 4 in.
long, oblong, conical; the scales having short, rigid, straight spines.
A large tree, 50 to 130 ft. high, wild from Delaware, south and west, in
swamps and old fields.
[Illustration: P. ponderòsa.]
8. =Pìnus ponderòsa=, Dougl. (WESTERN YELLOW OR HEAVY-WOODED PINE.)
Leaves in threes, 5 to 10 in. long, from short sheaths; broad, coarse,
twisted, flexible, of a deep green color; branchlets thick, reddish
brown. Cones 3 to 4 in. long, ovate, reflexed, clustered on short stems.
Scales long, flattened, with small, sharp, recurved prickles. A large
Pacific coast species, 100 to 300 ft. high, with rather coarse-grained,
hard and heavy, whitish wood, and thick, deeply furrowed bark; beginning
to be cultivated east.
[Illustration: P. paltústris.]
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