Trees - Evergreen

Types of EVERGREEN TREES found on Carsis

PINE TREES

They are cone-bearing evergreen trees with slender needle leaves, in groups of 3 or 5.

The branches tend to droop from the main trunk which is very strait. Its brake is made up of scales. In general pine wood is soft and light weight, with a strait grain, it is easily worked, but subject to dents and scratches. The soil pine trees grow in tends to be acidic, in large part because of the decaying needles. 

White Pine

It is the most common pine tree and the tallest. It is used for the structural frame work of buildings. Height 80-110 ft. Diameter 2-3 ft. It is found all over the north.

Red Pine

It is similar to the white pine but slightly smaller. Its wood has a beautiful red color. 

It is often used to make furniture. Height 50-80 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft.

Commonly found in northern upland areas.

Pitch Pine

A medium size tree, with twisted needles. Its sap is used to make a form of glue.

Its wood is not good in construction. Height 40-60 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft.

Commonly found in northern lowland areas.

Loblolly Pine

A fast growing tree, it has thorns when young, a useful defense seeing how it often grows at the edge of pastures, and invades empty fields.  Height 80-90 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft.

Commonly found in the sheltered northern areas like, Jor and Canatan.

Longleaf Pine

A medium size tree with very long needles. It is fire resistant. Its sap can be made into turpentine. Its wood is stain resistant.  Height 50-70 ft. Diameter 2-4 ft. Commonly found in the north east.

Shortleaf Pine

A large slow growing tree. It is valued as a ship’s mast or for the large planks that can be cut from it. It is a cash crop of the northern elves.  Height 90-150 ft. Diameter 3-4 ft.

Commonly found in the north west, sometimes in the central western mountains.

Scrub Pine

A small tough tree with short needles and thorns. It is often stunted or twisted by harsh conditions. It is good for burning not building.  Height 20-40 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft.

Commonly found along the northern coast and in the mountains.

Swamp Pine

A short fast growing tree that likes wetlands. It produces edible pine-nuts, which are often salty and slightly bitter. Height 30-50 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft. Commonly found in northern swamps.

LARCH ( Tamarack )

A medium size evergreen with branches that do not droop.  Its wood is coarse grained and quite strong, moderately good at resisting rot, it is commonly used in construction. It is red-brown in highlands, yellow-brown in lowlands. Height 40-60 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft.

Commonly found it the south, but not in dry lands.

BALSAM FIR

A cone shaped evergreen with flat needles. Its bark is quite smooth. It is very decorative. Its sap makes a good waterproof glue, and can used as chewing gum. Its wood is to soft and light weight to be of much use in construction. Height 40-60 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft.

Native to the far north, it found scattered in the north east, and the Elderealm uplands.

HEMLOCK

A round topped evergreen, its branches are very strong yet flexible. Its flat needles tend to be silver colored. It is considered the most beautiful tree in the north. Its wood is useful but difficult to work with because of the many stone hard knots in it.  Its needles may be used for medicinal tea, or condensed to for poison.  Height 60-70 ft. Diameter 2-3 ft.

Commonly found in sheltered northern areas.

Evergreens with Fern like Leaves

Trees of this type have flat, fern like leaves, attached to branches with a great deal of spring. It is nearly impossible to break these branches by bending them.

Blue Cedar

A medium sized tree, its wood is good for construction, soft but durable; it is resistant to water rot. However, the Blue cedar is most valued for its cones, which can be made into a tea that prevents scurvy.  Height 40-50 ft. Diameter 2-3 ft. Commonly found in central areas, like Pininth.

White Cedar

A medium tree, its wood is excellent for shipbuilding and related construction. Although no good as a tea, its cones and leaves are more fragrant. Height 40-60 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft.

Commonly found in central upland areas, not on islands.

Red Cedar

A medium tree, it wood shares the best qualities of other cedars, and has a beautiful rose color. It is favored for interior use because of its good smell and tendency to repel insects. Cedar chests and cabinets are common.  Height 40-50 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft. Commonly found in wet south areas.

Juniper

A small tree or large shrub, it grows in a tangle of branches and makes a good hedge if properly tended. It produces small red berries that are eaten by birds. It is of no use in construction but is decorative and fragrant. Height 10-20 ft. Diameter na. Commonly found in the south.  

SPRUCE TREES

They are cone-bearing evergreen trees with flat needle leaves, in groups of 4.

The branches tend to be much larger at the base, growing smaller towards the top, they droop slightly. The main trunk is very strait. Its brake is rough with ridges, not scales, and resists fire well. In general spruce wood is soft and light weight, slightly stronger than pine. It has a strait grain, and very concentric growth rings. It is a favorite of carpenters who make poles and pillars.

Red Spruce

A medium tree, it is often scraggy in appearance. It is very good at surviving hardships.

Height 60-70 ft. Diameter 2-3 ft. Commonly found along north coastal areas.

Black Spruce

A tall tree, it is often called a Giant’s pike. However it is too flexible to be used as a mast.

 Height 90-120 ft. Diameter 2-3 ft. Commonly found in northern plains.

White Spruce

A short tree, it is a beautiful cone shape.  Its wood turns from fresh white to a rich yellow.

Height 40-50 ft. Diameter 1-2 ft. Commonly found in northern uplands.