Range.—New York to Florida and west to Missouri and Texas.
Distribution in West Virginia.—A scattered growth in the hilly counties lying east of the Ohio river and in the counties along the Alleghany Mountains.
Habitat.—Usually found with hardwoods and other pines on clay or gravelly soil, on hills or stony slopes.
Notes.—The Yellow-Pine can be distinguished from the other pines by its clusters of two and three slender leaves and its small cones. It furnishes excellent lumber for commerce and is extensively used for many purposes in buildings.
JERSEY OR SCRUB PINE
Pinus virginiana, Mill.
Form.—A small tree usually 30-50 feet high, diameter 1-2 feet; trunk short and often crooked; crown pyramidal to flat-topped.
Leaves.—Clustered in twos, 1½-3 inches long, twisted, rather stout, sharp-pointed, gray-green.