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

40 FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE.
ends of the branches very densely for 10 to 20 inches ; this close, tail-like
arrangement of the leaves suggested the common name of the tree. The leaves,
F im a bundle (fig. 11), are curved and closely pressed to the branch. Some
of the year's growth of leaves fall during the eighth or ninth year, but most
of them persist until the tenth or twelfth year. The cones (fig. 11) are
matured by the middle or end of August of the second year, when they are a
FTI. 11.-Pitius balfoiria mom: a, seeds.
deep purple. They shed their seeds (fig. 11, a) in September, at which time the
tips of the scales are a dark red-brown or russet-brown. Cones fall from the
trees during late autumn or in winter. The seeds are blotched and speckled
with dull purple. Seed leaves, regularly 5. Wood, soft, light, yellow-brown,
very close-grained and brittle; suitable for second-class lumber, but rarely used.