White Pine (Idaho), Mountain Spruce (Mont.).
Locality.
Rocky Mountain region, Montana to Mexico, Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia (high elevations).
Features of Tree.
Frequently seventy-five to one hundred feet in height and sometimes higher, two to three feet in diameter, sometimes low shrub.
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.
Heartwood pale reddish yellow, sapwood similar. Close, straight grain, compact structure, conspicuous medullary rays.
Structural Qualities of Wood.
Light, soft, not strong.
Representative Uses of Wood.