. Timber trees and forests of North Carolina . w. In some sections of the State the pond pine is manufacturedinto lumber with the loblolly, from which it is not distinguishedcommercially. Pinus virginiana, Miller.*(jersey pine, cedar pine, spruce pine, scrub pine.) A slender tree, with a short stem, very numerous limbs whichform an open oval or conical crown, and red-brown frequentlyscaly bark, reaching a height of 120 and a diameter of 3 feet. It occurs from New York, generally near the coast, to Georgia,and westward to Kentucky, and Indiana ; reaching its best devel-opment west of the Appala
. Timber trees and forests of North Carolina . w. In some sections of the State the pond pine is manufacturedinto lumber with the loblolly, from which it is not distinguishedcommercially. Pinus virginiana, Miller.*(jersey pine, cedar pine, spruce pine, scrub pine.) A slender tree, with a short stem, very numerous limbs whichform an open oval or conical crown, and red-brown frequentlyscaly bark, reaching a height of 120 and a diameter of 3 feet. It occurs from New York, generally near the coast, to Georgia,and westward to Kentucky, and Indiana ; reaching its best devel-opment west of the Appalachian mountains. In this State, where it grows to a height of 20 to 40 feet and adiameter of 12 to 15 inches, it occurs sparingly in the Piedmontplateau on gravelly ridges with the short-leaf pine, and along thefoot and on the spurs of the Blue Ridge much more abundantly,mixed with the white and pitch pines, or sometimes formingsmall patches of pure forest. It is also found west of the BlueRidge. (Fig. 36.) MAP OPNORTH CAROLEVA SCALE OF MILES. LEGEND Distribution of the JERSEY or SCRUB PINE(Pinus ?virginiaiLa, Mill.) Distribution of the TABLE (Pinus pungenSi ,) Engd Iv American Bank Vote Ca. Seed is produced plentifully once in 2 or 3 years, and seedlingsare very common, particularly in old fields, together with those *Pinus inops, Alton. TABLE MOUNTAIN PINE. 129 of the short-leaf pine. The rate of growth is very rapid, but thetree is short-lived. The leaves are short, 2i to 3 inches long, rigid, in short sheaths,and usually in twos. The cones are light brown, solitary, curved,and oblong-conical, the scales armed with a rigid prickle. Theroot system is inclined to be somewhat heart-shaped, with a welldeveloped tap-root. The wood is light, soft, not strong, brittle, close-grained anddurable ; light orange in color ; the thick sapwood nearly is used for fuel, water pipes, and pump logs. In North Caro-lina it is used in the manufacture of charcoa
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