. Forests and trees [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture; Trees; Arbres. The Pine Familv 121 simply a western variety cif l>inus Stnihus. Allhuugh it is miw considered to be a distinct species, Ihe differences are not such as would be noticed by the ordinary observer. It is. however, a slightly smaller tree than the eastern species, but produces \er\- much larger cones. The timber is soft, white, easily worked and much used in ccjnstruction. It has largely replaced the eastern while pine for building purposes through the prairie pro\lnces. 'I'he in- creasing scarcity an
. Forests and trees [microform]. Forests and forestry; Forêts et sylviculture; Trees; Arbres. The Pine Familv 121 simply a western variety cif l>inus Stnihus. Allhuugh it is miw considered to be a distinct species, Ihe differences are not such as would be noticed by the ordinary observer. It is. however, a slightly smaller tree than the eastern species, but produces \er\- much larger cones. The timber is soft, white, easily worked and much used in ccjnstruction. It has largely replaced the eastern while pine for building purposes through the prairie pro\lnces. 'I'he in- creasing scarcity and consequent high cost of while pine lumber of all kinds is restricting its to spe- cial purposes, the more plentiful red pine and fir supplying the greater bulk of cimstruction materia!. It occurs in southern Hritish Columbia from the western slopes of the Rocky Mountains to the coast. It Is usually scattered through the mountain forest of this regijn, and does not itself make up large forests. Unlike its eastern relative this tree has been somewhat widely used for orna- mental purposes, both in eastern Xorth .America and Europe. Its growth Is slow but vigorous, and it has been found more suitable for transplanting to an eastern soil and climate than any other western pine. i. Pink. tlexilis. Janus. This tree, although a true while i)ine, does not closely re- semble either its eastern or western relative. It is a short, often stunted tree, seldom more than -My feel and often not exceeding forty feet in height. The lca\-es are about two inches long, stout, stiff and verv dark green, growing on fli-\lble branches. The liark of old trees is thick, deeply furrowed and dark l)rown, or sometimes nearh- black. The cones are short. -Western White Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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