. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. T6 SCOTCH PINE. Pinus sylvestris, Linnaeus. FORM—Usually 70 ft. hipli with a diameter of li-3 ft. but may attain a height of 120 ft. with a diameter of 3-5 ft. In the United States It Is usually planted In the open and consequently it has a short, clean, often branched trunk bearing numerous, more or less drooping lateral branches. Trees in closed stands produce straight and clean trunks with little taper and a short compact crown. At a distance it resembles the Pitch Pine. BARK—On the trunk scaly and peels off in
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. T6 SCOTCH PINE. Pinus sylvestris, Linnaeus. FORM—Usually 70 ft. hipli with a diameter of li-3 ft. but may attain a height of 120 ft. with a diameter of 3-5 ft. In the United States It Is usually planted In the open and consequently it has a short, clean, often branched trunk bearing numerous, more or less drooping lateral branches. Trees in closed stands produce straight and clean trunks with little taper and a short compact crown. At a distance it resembles the Pitch Pine. BARK—On the trunk scaly and peels off in flakes from the ridges which are separated by long sTmllow fissures. Lower part of the trunk is rough while the upper is rather smooth and distinctly reddish In color. Outside bark on the lower trunk is grayish-brown while the inner is reddish-brown. TWIGS—B'airly stout, brittle, dark yellowish-gray, smooth, not glossy. BUDS—Ovate, blunt-pointed, brown, often somewhat resinous. LEAVES—In sheathed clusters of 2, 1J-3J inches long, bluish-green, or dark green, stout, twisted, semi-circular in cross-sectloH and containing 2 flbro-vaseular bundles. FLOWERS—Appear in April or May. Staminate flowers clustered on the lower half of this season's growth, ovate, scarcely 2/^ of an inch long. Pistillate flowers appear singly or in 2s just below the terminal buds of this season's growth, are ovoid and short-stalked. FRUIT—A cone 1*-2J inches long, short-stalked, conic-oblong, solitary or in 2s usually pointing backward and grayish or reddish in color. WOOD—Non-porous; resinous, light, reddish-brown with thick light yellowish or reddish sap- wood. Used for general construction, lumber, railroad ties, hop-poles, grape vine poles and fuel. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS—The Scotch Pine, a native of Europe, may be dis- tinguished from ilie other Pines of Pennsylvania by the reddish appearance of the upper part of the trunk and adjoining brandies, the Iduish-green leaves lj-3i
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