WINTER-BUDS.—Oblong-conical, sharp-pointed, red-brown, resinous, about 1/2 inch long.
BARK.—Twigs brownish to olive-brown and smooth, becoming darker with age; thick, gray to nearly black on old trunks and coarsely and deeply fissured.
WOOD.—Light, strong, very resinous, red-brown, with thick, yellowish to reddish white sapwood.
NOTES.—Perfectly hardy. Adapts itself to a variety of soils. Well adapted for screens and wind-breaks. Easily transplanted when small. Grows rapidly.
Scotch Pine. Scotch Fir
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