. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. 28 Common Trees WHITE PINE Pinus Strobus, Linnaeus THERE is no tree in the World that surpasses the White Pine in beauty, stateliness, individuality, and useful- ness. Reliable records show that the first American house was built of White WHITE PINE One-third natural size. It is the only evergreen tree native to eastern North America that has soft, slender, flexible, straight, bluish- green leaves grouped in clusters of five. They are 3 to 5 inches long, and persist for 2 years. The
. Common trees of Ohio : a handy pocket manual of the common and introduced trees of Ohio. Trees -- Ohio. 28 Common Trees WHITE PINE Pinus Strobus, Linnaeus THERE is no tree in the World that surpasses the White Pine in beauty, stateliness, individuality, and useful- ness. Reliable records show that the first American house was built of White WHITE PINE One-third natural size. It is the only evergreen tree native to eastern North America that has soft, slender, flexible, straight, bluish- green leaves grouped in clusters of five. They are 3 to 5 inches long, and persist for 2 years. The cones are 5 to 10 inches long, short-stalked, narrowly cylindrical, rarely hang long on the trees. The cone-scales are thin, fiat, and without prickles. The trunk is straight, when grown in dense stands is clear of branches for many feet. The lateral branches occur in whorls of 3 to 7, arranged in horizontal layers. Upon falling they leave distinct circles of branch-scars. The wood is soft, light brown, straight-grained, easily worked. It is used for a wider range of purposes than any other American wood. The White Pine is native only to eastern North America. It is found from Newfoundland west to Manitoba and Minnesota, southward to Pennsylvania and Illinois, and along the mountains to Georgia. It is native only to a limited part of northern Ohio, being most abundant on the headwaters of Mohican river. It is reported from Erie, Lake, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Ashtabula, Ashland, Licking, Bel- mont, Washington, and Jefferson counties. It has also been planted extensively for ornamental and windbreak purposes. Moist, well-drained soils are its favorite home. White Pine is the most important forest tree in eastern North America, and probably in the 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 Illick, Josep
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