SLASH PINE (One-half natural size)
In its native [habitat] a mature tree ranges to 100 feet high, with a roundtopped head and a trunk 1 to 3 feet in diameter.
The [BARK] ranges in thickness from ¾ to 1 inch, separating freely on the surface into large thin [scales].
The needle-like LEAVES occur in clusters of 2 and 3, are from 8 to 12 inches long, and lustrous. The “FLOWERS” appear in late winter, the male dark purple, the female pink, the “[FRUIT]”, a cone usually 4 to 6 inches long, is brown and glossy, the thin [scales] armed with fine [prickles].
Slash pine WOOD is exceedingly hard, very strong, durable, coarse grained, rich, dark orange color, with thick, nearly white [sapwood]. In this respect it is similar to longleaf, being sold as such, and used for the same purpose. [Naval stores], lumber, pulpwood and other products can be produced from this tree.
DOUGLAS-FIR
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Belssn.) Franco
This valuable timber tree of the western United States reaches its extreme southeastern limit in the mountains of West Texas. It is a small tree locally but in the Pacific Northwest Douglas-fir reaches a height of 250 feet and a diameter of 10 to 12 feet.
The needle-like LEAVES are [linear], more or less flattened, about an inch in length, bluish green, and arranged closely in spirals around the stem. They remain on the twigs for many years. The buds are a rich reddish-brown and pointed.
DOUGLAS-FIR ([Fruit] and leaves, one-half natural size)