. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . thout a sheath. Cones nearly globose, thescales unarmed. The seed is Yi nearly cylindrie andcontains a sweet, resinous endosperm. Southwestern Wyoming, Colorado, L^tah, A\estern Texas toArizona. In Texas, it is confined to the mountains of thewestern portion of the state. The trees of our area are too small to be of much use fortimber. Tlie chief product of value is the nut, which is ofsome commercial importance. 5. Pinus ponderosa Dougl. Bull Pine. Yellow ]\Iountain Yellow Pine. A tree
. Trees of Texas; an illustrated manual of the native and introduced trees of the state . thout a sheath. Cones nearly globose, thescales unarmed. The seed is Yi nearly cylindrie andcontains a sweet, resinous endosperm. Southwestern Wyoming, Colorado, L^tah, A\estern Texas toArizona. In Texas, it is confined to the mountains of thewestern portion of the state. The trees of our area are too small to be of much use fortimber. Tlie chief product of value is the nut, which is ofsome commercial importance. 5. Pinus ponderosa Dougl. Bull Pine. Yellow ]\Iountain Yellow Pine. A tree reaching a maximum height of 100^-200^ and trunkdiameter of 4^-6°, usually about two-thirds the above dimen-sions, Avith very thick, reddish-brown, deeply furrowed in 3s, five to ten inches long. Cones ,oval vrhen open, narrowly ovate when closed; scales armedAvith i\ stout recurved prickle; seeds dark broAvn ovate, flat-tened at the apex 3 to 4 lines long, Avinged. the Aving •^4 fo 1inch long. Avidest al)ove the middle. Bulletin of the University of Texas. The Trees of Texas 39 A western mountain form extending- from ^Montana andBritisli Columbia to California and Mexico, eastward to Ne-braska and AVestern Texas. In Texas, it reaches the Guada-lupe and Limpia Alountains, and extends northward.
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