. Common forest trees of North Carolina. How to know them. A pocket manual. Trees; Forests and forestry. RED SPRUCE (Picea rubra Dietr.) THE red spruce is found on the summits and upper slopes of our highest mountains where it grows on well-drained but moist and rocky soil, at elevations of 4,000 to 6,700 feet. Here it naturally combined with the southern balsam to form dense forests, which unfortunately have been largely de- stroyed in recent RED SPEUCH One-balf natural size. From Sargent's "Manual of the Trees of North America," by permission of Houghton-Mifflin Company. Th
. Common forest trees of North Carolina. How to know them. A pocket manual. Trees; Forests and forestry. RED SPRUCE (Picea rubra Dietr.) THE red spruce is found on the summits and upper slopes of our highest mountains where it grows on well-drained but moist and rocky soil, at elevations of 4,000 to 6,700 feet. Here it naturally combined with the southern balsam to form dense forests, which unfortunately have been largely de- stroyed in recent RED SPEUCH One-balf natural size. From Sargent's "Manual of the Trees of North America," by permission of Houghton-Mifflin Company. The red spruce is narrowly conical in outline. It Is a medium-sized tree, commonly reaching a height of 60 to 80 feet and a diameter of 1 to 2 feet. The trunk is straight and tapers gradually. The branches are somewhat drooping below, horizontal in the mid- dle, ascending above, and are very persistent even in a dense stand. The leaves are linear, four-sided, about one-half inch long, sharp-pointed, dark yellow-green and glossy. They grow from all sides of the twigs. The flowers are of two kinds on the same tree and mature in one season. The cones, or burrs, are oblong, 1 to 2 inches long, with thin reddish brown scales. Unlike those of the balsam, the cones of the spruce hang down and soon after the seeds are scat- tered they fall without breaking apart. The wood is light and moderately soft but strong and elastic. It is in great demand for special con- struction purposes and newspaper pulp. Its com- bined elasticity and strength fit it admirably for use in making musical instruments and airplanes. 13. 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 North Carolina. Geological and economic survey; Holmes, J. S. (John Simcox), 1868-1958. Chapel Hill, N. C.
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