New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-08
thckn,s, of three quarters of an inch. The tree


there are hundreds Of acres of land of which every
Is feet square on an average, supports tree ieet
in diameter and 225 feet hlgh-a statement WHICH
NAV well appear incredible 10 those whose expe'
renee 10 limited 10 The sparse forests oil Inc Msss
sipri valley These trees Will often furnsn twenty
sawlocs, each 10 feet long; and ! calculsled lhas
every acre of this plain would furnish OO0 WV ieet
of SAVED lunb er which az the low rate IL SO per
GOO would be worth $4,000, after the work oil
saving shall have been done. The redwood stump,
after the tree ha. been cut down, sends orth num-
Der Of shoots two or three of which choke out the
Others ard become large trees, 30 that redwood
forest is almost nextermlnable. .
Tie sugar pine (Piaus LGmberiGnd) - magnlh-
cent tree N size and in form and foliage ls perhaps
the most graceful and elegant of all the eyergreens.
1t grows 800 feet high, and ~ feet through at the
base of the trunk The wood is white soft. smooth
grained free splitting sId in every respect vaIaoe
for the common work Of the joiner and cabinet
maker. It's lumber, with that of the redwood, sup
plies in California the place of the white pine IN the
Atlantic States. II grows only upon the Sierra We
vada, and | think only upon the western slope,
ranging from eco to s. coo feet above the sea- us
name is derived from the sugar-ke deposit et Oy the
evaporation Of the sap which flows through the SOLD
wood OF duramen. This deposit, different from the
resins secreted BY the other pines has scarcely any
thing of the p!tcby flavor and eOnslsence, but has
very much like that Of common article OF sugar.
The pine-sugsr bas neye- been obtalned IN larger
quantities than a few ounces, and will not repay the
labor Of collecting il for any other purpose than an
object of curiosity. TIE deposit left by the sap OF
the albuTlum, or sap-v God, is pitch, not sugar.
The Douglass spruce (Piaus Dougldsii). the yell
ow pine (Piaus brqcLupcrd) and the white Sdar
IiJocedrus decurrens) all large trees. growing
more than 2O0 feet high and or feet through az
the butt. The wood is coarse grained and is not
valuable for homework.
The nut pine (Pinus eduls $50 called from the
fact that its cones contain edible seeds about AS
large as the kernel of pluInstone-ls found 90 the
foot hills of the Sierra Nevada, and IN the coast
mountains near the head OF the Sacramento valley,
ranging from 500 20 1000 feet above the ocean
level. The trunk does not grow up in straight,
tall shaft ike the other pines but at about hall the
hight of the tree divides into number OF branches,
which take an upward direction. lts foliage Is com
posed Of long, flexible needles OF light green color;
and in general appearance the tree, seen from dls
lance, resembles the willow more than the pine
family. This is the tree whose bark Is usually Sc
lected by the California woodpecker store house
for acorns He pecks holes in the bark large enough
to hold an acorn each, and then he gets his acorns
and hammers each into hole just large and deep
enough to hold i fast and protect il from the ram
Oftentmes 30 or so acorns will be found on a
square foot of bark and they will continue good or
years. Sometimes they are covered by the hard
wood Of the tree, and are found deep near its heart
by the woOdcutter The nut pine rarely grows to
De more than 60 or 90 feet Lgh, aud It's wood IL OF
little value
TIE California white oak is large, widespread
ing tree. Within 10 or 10 feet of the ground il
throws cut branches which extend horizontally to
great leDgth-sOmetlmes as long as gu feet. Inc
width Of the tree is frequently 100 feet; It's hight
seldom over IS feet and its trunk is often feet in
diameter. 1t is very majestic tree; and grove
of them-such may be seen in many of the val
leys-surpass in beauty the finest parks and woods
of the Atlantic States or England. The small twgs
at the ends of the limbs have a slender, flexible
character, resembling or rather exceeding the elm
in this respect. Not unfreduently have seen Cali
fOrnia oak trees with much OF the pendent char
acter in their foliage that | have supposed there
must be vines upon them. The beauty Of the tree Is
ENLARGED by species of gray moss which collects
upon the branches and hangs down IN long boards,
sweeping forth and back in the breeze. The tree 10
fair to look upon, but il is almost worthless for any
other purpose. The trunk IL always crooked ana
hort and the wood brittle aud entirely unit to be
used except for trewood.
The evergreen oak il low and crooked and rarely
exceeds the appletree in size, but lis wood Is tough
and can be used for mechanical purposes.
The maderOne is large tree with bright red
bark, as smooth as the bark Of the newly peeled
sycamore. The wood is hard and durable, aud
might be used extensively in me me ,hanlc arts. II
il were abundant but the trees are compare
lively scarce. 1t is tie common material for max
ius wooden stirrugs, fos which purpose 1t serves
very well.
The California willow. sycamore bay.tree AMI
cottonwood grow along the banks OF rivers and
brooks in all parts II the State, and have nothing
ptcu iarly noteworthy about them.
lie manzanita is very common bush winch
grows 70 the hight If about 10 feet. 1t has hard
wood, bright red bark, and bright green leaves.
Ii bears little berry which is edible, and which
gives the name to the bush, mGnzanit0, being the
span sh for little apple.
The California horse. chestnut is bush or low
tree. seld, m exceeding ID feet in hight It's foliage
cones down ne6rly to Inc ground, aud the general
shspe of the tree or bush-tor sometimes there is
ore trunk and sometimes msny-is nearly a half
sphere. TIE h0rse- chestnut, manZanita, maderOne.
al d " bite and evergreen oaks are not found more
than $50 feet above the SEA-
The almond grows = i'd in the coast mountains
IL Santa Clara County. tree called the wild eot-
fee tree and said to bear a berry much Ike the true
coffee, is found in Calaveras County a nutmeg
tree whose nutmegs are worthless, Is found II
Marin aud FL Dorado Counties. \ juuiper-tree,
which bears a great multitude Of very fragrant
flowers is found about the headwaters of the
american River. Species Of the yew, wild PLAIN
and G,ewo0d are found IN several counties on the
Sierra Nevada. \ native walnut ls found on the
Sacran ento near It's union with the San joaquin
Tie redw Ood is the chief tree on the coast north
Of Monterey the oak in the valleys and foothills VI
tie coast range ard the Sacramento basin; the l.
car ine and tie Douglass spruce il the Sierra Ne
yada; and the mesquite and cactus n the Colorado
DeseIt.
Edible berries are abundant in some parts Of the
STATE and of excellent kinds The salmon berry g
,er, abundant about Humboldt. Bay AID vii prob
abb; be introduced INTO the gardens. The service
berry. blackberry, raspberry, whortleberry and