. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES 2r^3Mff^3' RED SPRUCE (Picea rubens Surg.) THIS Spruce is common in the western and northern parts of the State, almost always growing in the well-drained soil of uplands or mountain slopes. As to habit, its outline is narrowly conical in youth and middle age, and frequently irregular and pictur- esque in old age. It is a medium-sized tree, commonly reaching a height of forty to fifty feet and acquiring a diameter of one to two feet. The trunk is straight and tap
. Brief instructions to Massachusetts Forest Wardens. Forests and forestry; Forestry law and legislation. MASSACHUSETTS FOREST TREES 2r^3Mff^3' RED SPRUCE (Picea rubens Surg.) THIS Spruce is common in the western and northern parts of the State, almost always growing in the well-drained soil of uplands or mountain slopes. As to habit, its outline is narrowly conical in youth and middle age, and frequently irregular and pictur- esque in old age. It is a medium-sized tree, commonly reaching a height of forty to fifty feet and acquiring a diameter of one to two feet. The trunk is straight and tapers very slowly. The branches are rather long, frequently slightly pendulous, clothe the stem nearly to the ground and persist for a long time. The bark is red-brown and broken into irregular scales. The leaves are about one-half inch in length, dark yellow-green and glossy. The cones are oblong, one to two inches in length and reddish-brown. The wood is light, soft and less durable than Pine when exposed to the action of the weather. It is largely used for building-timber and for clapboards and shingles. Owing to the fact that it imparts no flavor, spruce is used in the manufacture of butter- tubs and boxes. Great quantities are consumed in the pulp mills. This species, Professor L. R. Jones of Vermont says, was responsible for the suggestion of the name Green Mountain State to that Commonwealth. It is not uncommon for lumbermen to designate this species as Black Spruce, but, as this is the only com- mercial Spruce of importance to Massachusetts, we should readily appropriate the right name, or Red Spruce. â â â "-â flaw ⢠â -.»»â " W* 'lift â 'â¢.-â¢:â â . BR0 â - -:'â â ' -r '. :23RS .â ..»â â â â â 'â â â j- '. Ma a» r 'â â â¢â¢â -' n9Hra I Sft IS. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illust
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