De I. VNER VEW D Forest Trees of the Pacific Slope

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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
Wood, coarse-grained; annaul rings often fromn one-half all inch to nearly an
inch thick. It is soft. light, and lpale yellowish brown ; suitable for coarse
lumber, but not used co~llllercinlly.
LONGEVITv.-Short-lived. It grows very rapidly from the start, both il height
and dianieter, attaining its full size in fromn 80 to 10t) years, and probably rarely
passing the age of 150 years. Trees froin 10 to 18 inclhes ill diameter are from
28 to 85 years old.
FIo. 20.-Pin s radiata, closed cone.
RANGaE.
Central California coast and islands; also Guadelupe Island off Lower California. California
coast, on joint I'inos, south of Monterey Bay, from sea over Huckleberry Hill to
an elevation of 800 feet, and inland also, for about 3 miles, oD the summit and northeast
side of the ridge (1,000 to 1,200 feet high) which connects El Toro Range with
Huckleberry Hill; also on coast in Santa Cruz County; north of Monterey, from Point
Ano Nuevo to Big Creek. A third tract, near coast in San ILis Obispo County, is near
Cambria. Occurs also on Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz islands, off California coast, and
at 2,000 to 4,000 feet elevation on Guadelupe Island, off Lower California coast.