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

FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
some importance for the forester, because it forms a low, matted ground cover
on the highest and most exposed slopes and crests, and so retains much debris
and effectively holds masses of snow.
LONGFVITY.-Very little is known of its length of life. It probably lives for
several centuries. Trees from 2 to 4 inches in diameter are from 25 to 33 years
old.
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FIG. 68.-Juiperus con matis.
RANGE.
From Greenland to Alaska and in the east south along the Appalachians to northern
Georgia, to Ohio, Michigan, and northern Nebraska; in Rocky Mountains to Texas, New
Mexico, and Arizona; in Pacific region south to northern California, in Alaska at sea
level to 3,000, in California at 8,300 to 9,800 feet; also in Old World.
ALASKA -North at least to Yukon Valley and west to Kenai Peninsula on the
Pacific Coast. Noted shout Arctic Circle at Walker Lake source of K~obuk River (lat.
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