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Common forest trees of North Carolina

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  • FOREST TREE.S SHORTLEAF PINE (Rosemary Pine) (Pinus echinata Mill.) THE shortleaf pine, also known as rosemary pine, yellow pine and old-field pine, is widely distributed throughout the South. It is the characteristic pine over the uplands and the lower mountain slopes, where it occurs mixed with hardwoods and in pure second-growth stands. The young tree in the open has a straight and somewhat stout stem SHORTLEAF PINE. One-half natural size. with slightly ascending branches. In maturity the tree has a tall, straight stem and an oval crown, reaching a height of about 100 feet and a diameter of about 4V2 feet. The young tree, when cut or burned back, reproduces itself by sprouting from the stump. The leaves are in clusters of two or three, from 3 to 5 inches long, slender, flexible, and dark blue- green. The cones, or burrs, are the smallest of all our pines, iy2 to 2y2 inches long, oblong, with small sharp prickles, generally clustered, and often holding to the twigs for 3 or 4 years. The small seeds are mottled and have a wing, which is broadest near the center. The bark is brownish red, broken into rectangular plates; it is thinner and lighter-colored than that of loblolly pine. The wood of old trees is rather heavy and hard, of yellow-brown or orange color, fine-grained and less resinous than that of the other important southern pines. It is used largely for interior and exterior finishing, general construction, veneers, paper pulp, excelsior, cooperage, mine props, and other purposes.
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