. Timber trees and forests of North Carolina . duous leaves,a small flat spreading or pyramidal top, and deeply furrowed orloose reddish-brown bark, reaching a height of 150 and a diameterof 13 feet. It occurs in Wfr situations from Delaware to Florida and Texas,and in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana ; reach-ing its best development in the south Atlantic and Gulf is coniition and forms extensive forests. In Xorth Carolina, where it reaches an average height of 60 to100 ajid an average diameter of 5 to 7 feet it occurs in the coastalplain region (tig. 33), where it
. Timber trees and forests of North Carolina . duous leaves,a small flat spreading or pyramidal top, and deeply furrowed orloose reddish-brown bark, reaching a height of 150 and a diameterof 13 feet. It occurs in Wfr situations from Delaware to Florida and Texas,and in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana ; reach-ing its best development in the south Atlantic and Gulf is coniition and forms extensive forests. In Xorth Carolina, where it reaches an average height of 60 to100 ajid an average diameter of 5 to 7 feet it occurs in the coastalplain region (tig. 33), where it is one of the most common treesalong streams and swamps. It is found on a variety of soils betweena heavy mud-alluvium and a light sand or rarely on peaty soil. Although seed years are frequent, young plants are not common. WHITE PINE. 12a A growth of gums usually follows the cypress after specimens have swollen butts which are often hollow. The MAP OF?, CAKOLINA SCALE MOUNTAIN , .-r^,-ri _^ JtiSPN i PIl^DMONT gi-/n\EAU. LEGEN•>:-;-<• Distribution of the WHITE PINE(Piims sti-obus, Z.) Areas CD-ila,ining merchantable CYPRESS(Taxodium distichum, Rich Botanical distribution of the CYPRESS. timber has frequently small hollows and rotten spots scatteredthrough apparently sound logs. The leaves are deciduous, flat, linear, and in two rows on theslender branchlets. The male and female flowers are borne onthe same tree; the male in drooping flexible catkins, the femalein ovoid catkins, singly or in small clusters. The fruit is a smalldark brown globular cone with thick scales. There are manydeeply penetrating lateral roots, and long superficial roots fromwhich the cypress knees grow to a height of one to foun feet. The wood is light, soft, close and straight-grained, not strong,,compact, easily worked, and very durable in contact with thesoil; light or dark brown in color; the sapwood nearly lumber is known commercially in two varieties, the b
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