. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 78 RED PINE Pinus resinosa, Alton FOBM—Usually from BO-76 ft. in height with a diameter of 2-3 ft. but reaching a maximum height of 140 ft. with a diameter of 4i ft. The largest Red Pine trees in Pennsylvania probably stand on a mountain top below Driftwood in Cameron County. In closed stands trunk is traight, tall, slightly-tapering, and free from lateral branches for a considerable distance from the base, y/htte in open stands the lateral branches extend nearly to the base and the trunk is often branched and stro
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 78 RED PINE Pinus resinosa, Alton FOBM—Usually from BO-76 ft. in height with a diameter of 2-3 ft. but reaching a maximum height of 140 ft. with a diameter of 4i ft. The largest Red Pine trees in Pennsylvania probably stand on a mountain top below Driftwood in Cameron County. In closed stands trunk is traight, tall, slightly-tapering, and free from lateral branches for a considerable distance from the base, y/htte in open stands the lateral branches extend nearly to the base and the trunk is often branched and strongly-tapered. Crown usually broad, irregular, pyramidal, with dark green foliage tufted at the ends of the branches. Etee Figure 63. BAEK—Reddish-brown, 1-lJ inches thick, divided by shallow furrows into broad flat ridges which peel off in thin scales. See Figure 66. TWIGS—Stout, slightly roughened by persistent bases of bud-scales; at first yellowish-brown, later reddish-brown. BUDS—Ovoid, pointed, i-| of an inch long. Blid-scales brown, thin, loose, and fringed on the margin. LEAVES—In sheathed clusters of 2, 4-6 inches long dark green, rather rtender and flexible, sharp, persisting fbr 8-5 years. FLOWEB&-^Appear in May. Stamlnate flowers are about } of an Inch long, occur In dense clusters at base of growth of season, have dark purple anthers. Pistillate flowers are sub- terminal, 2 to 3 in a whorl, short-stalked, scarlet. FBUIT—A cone about 2 inches long, nearly sessUe, light brown, ovate-conical when dosed and somewhat spherical when open, persisting until the following year. Oone-scales chestnut- brown with ends slightly thickened and transversely ridged but not armed with spines or prickles. WOOD—Non-porous; resinous, hard, pale red, with thin light sapwood, and very conspicuous medullary rays. Weighs 30 lbs. per cubic foot. Green wood is very heavy and will sink. Used for heavy construction, piles, masts, in general for nearly all other purposes for wh
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