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Regenerating stand 14 years after second cut in two-stage overstory removal in shelterwood stand, MU21 on March 29 1982
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU21
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
regeneration
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regenerating stand 14 years after second cut in two-stage overstory removal in shelterwood stand, MU21 on March 29 1982
Date: 3/29/1982

Regenerating stand 14 years after second cut in two-stage overstory removal in shelterwood stand, in Study 58 on March 29 1982
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: Study 58
thinning
regeneration
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regenerating stand 14 years after second cut in two-stage overstory removal in shelterwood stand, in Study 58 on March 29 1982
Date: 3/29/1982

Spruce sapling next to a range pole in a stand regenerated with uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in March 1981
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
regeneration
Organisms: spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Spruce sapling next to a range pole in a stand regenerated with uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in March 1981
Date: Mar-81

Young eastern white pine provenance test, in EP1 in the 1980s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: EP1
White Pine Provenance Study
planting
regeneration
Organisms: eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Young eastern white pine provenance test, in EP1 in the 1980s
Date: 1980s

Eastern white pine provenance test, sign with information, in EP1 in the 1980s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: EP1
White Pine Provenance Study
planting
regeneration
sign
Organisms: eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Eastern white pine provenance test, sign with information, in EP1 in the 1980s
Date: 1980s

"Early Release and Fertilization Study in Spruce-Fir" sign and spruce saplings in Study 58 in the 1980s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: Study 58
thinning
regeneration
sign
Organisms: spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: "Early Release and Fertilization Study in Spruce-Fir" sign and spruce saplings in Study 58 in the 1980s
Date: 1980s

Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), in MU 33 in June 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
shelterwood system
regeneration
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), in MU 33 in June 1979
Date: Jun-79

Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), in MU33 in June 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
shelterwood system
regeneration
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), in MU33 in June 1979
Date: Jun-79

Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), Dan Keddell conducting inventory, in MU33 in June 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
shelterwood system
personnel
plot
regeneration
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), Dan Keddell conducting inventory, in MU33 in June 1979
Date: Jun-79

Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), in MU33 in June 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
shelterwood system
plot
regeneration
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), in MU33 in June 1979
Date: Jun-79

10 feet from the road in a strip clearcut in the Biomass Harvesting Study (BI, BJ), in MU33 in June 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
strip clearcut
regeneration
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: 10 feet from the road in a strip clearcut in the Biomass Harvesting Study (BI, BJ), in MU33 in June 1979
Date: Jun-79

Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), in MU33 in June 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
shelterwood system
regeneration
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), in MU33 in June 1979
Date: Jun-79

Regeneration plots (DI, DJ), looking west from plot center, in MU33 in June 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
shelterwood system
regeneration
personnel
plot
Organisms: spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration plots (DI, DJ), looking west from plot center, in MU33 in June 1979
Date: Jun-79

Seed trap, regeneration plots starting from east side (BU, BV) in strip clearcut in Biomass Harvesting Study, in MU33 in 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
strip clearcut
regeneration
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Seed trap, regeneration plots starting from east side (BU, BV) in strip clearcut in Biomass Harvesting Study, in MU33 in 1979
Date: Jun-79

Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in 1975
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
regeneration
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in 1975
Date: 1975

Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, person with snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
equipment
regeneration
personnel
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, person with snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
Date: 1975

Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
equipment
regeneration
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
Date: 1975

A person standing with regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in 1975
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
personnel
regeneration
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: A person standing with regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in 1975
Date: 1975

Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, person with snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
personnel
regeneration
equipment
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, person with snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
Date: 1975

Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in 1975
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
regeneration
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in 1975
Date: 1975

Sunlight on the edge of a strip clearcut in the Biomass Harvesting Study, metal seed trap on bottom left of image, in MU33 on June 23 1970
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
strip clearcut
regeneration
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Sunlight on the edge of a strip clearcut in the Biomass Harvesting Study, metal seed trap on bottom left of image, in MU33 on June 23 1970
Date: 6/23/1970

Person showing damaged leaders on conifer seedlings
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
regeneration
damage
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Person showing damaged leaders on conifer seedlings
Date: 1970s

Eastern white pine provenance test, in EP1 in May 1968
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: EP1
White Pine Provenance Study
planting
regeneration
Organisms: eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Eastern white pine provenance test, in EP1 in May 1968
Date: May-68

Edge of a regenerating strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
strip clearcut
regeneration
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Edge of a regenerating strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
Date: 1960s

Early regeneration in a strip clearcut in the biomass harvesting study in MU33 in the 1960s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
regeneration
strip clearcut
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Early regeneration in a strip clearcut in the biomass harvesting study in MU33 in the 1960s
Date: 1960s

A metal seed trap near the road in a strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
strip clearcut
regeneration
road
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: A metal seed trap near the road in a strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
Date: 1960s

A small spruce seedling regenerating underneath burned slash in a strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
regeneration
site preparation
strip clearcut
Organisms: spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: A small spruce seedling regenerating underneath burned slash in a strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
Date: 1960s

Hardwood regeneration in a strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
strip clearcut
regeneration
Organisms: spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Hardwood regeneration in a strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
Date: 1960s

Post-burn image of a strip clearcut with a metal seed trap in MU33 in the 1960s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
strip clearcut
regeneration
site preparation
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Post-burn image of a strip clearcut with a metal seed trap in MU33 in the 1960s
Date: 1960s

A metal seed trap In a strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
Biomass Harvesting Study
strip clearcut
regeneration
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: A metal seed trap In a strip clearcut in MU33 in the 1960s
Date: 1960s

Red spruce regeneration under eastern hemlock overstory on December 3 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
regeneration
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Red spruce regeneration under eastern hemlock overstory on December 3 1958
Date: 12/3/1958

Arthur Hart in a second-growth balsam fir stand, balsam fir regeneration by building, in June 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
regeneration
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Arthur Hart in a second-growth balsam fir stand, balsam fir regeneration by building, in June 1958
Date: Jun-58

Planted hybrid white spruce seedling with water setting around the tree in a low area, on May 14, 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: EP2
Hybrid Spruce Provenance Study
planting
regeneration
Organisms: white spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Planted hybrid white spruce seedling with water setting around the tree in a low area, on May 14, 1958
Date: 5/14/1958

Balsam fir regeneration in opening east of swamp on Harper Drive in April 1957
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
regeneration
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam fir regeneration in opening east of swamp on Harper Drive in April 1957
Date: Apr-57

Opening made 12 years ago, with balsam fir, eastern hemlock, and white pine seedlings up to 1 foot tall, in MU13 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU13
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
regeneration
Organisms: balsam fir
eastern hemlock
eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Opening made 12 years ago, with balsam fir, eastern hemlock, and white pine seedlings up to 1 foot tall, in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Spruce regeneration 3-5 feet tall, photo point #6 in MU14 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU14
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
personnel
photo point
Organisms: spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Spruce regeneration 3-5 feet tall, photo point #6 in MU14 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Large opening made about 12 years ago, bracken fern and raspberry with few spruce, balsam fir, or eastern hemlock seedlings, photo point #1 (near permanent sample plot 3/1) in MU14 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU14
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
plot
photo point
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern hemlock
raspberry
bracken fern
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Large opening made about 12 years ago, bracken fern and raspberry with few spruce, balsam fir, or eastern hemlock seedlings, photo point #1 (near permanent sample plot 3/1) in MU14 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Opening seeding in to balsam fir, eastern hemlock, red maple, and American beech, photo point #4 (between old woods road and MU14 boundary) in MU15 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU15
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
personnel
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
eastern hemlock
red maple
American beech
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Opening seeding in to balsam fir, eastern hemlock, red maple, and American beech, photo point #4 (between old woods road and MU14 boundary) in MU15 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Patch of raspberry with a few spruce and balsam fir seedlings, photo point #6 (permanent sample plot 2/1) in MU23 on May 24 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
regeneration
plot
photo point
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
raspberry
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Patch of raspberry with a few spruce and balsam fir seedlings, photo point #6 (permanent sample plot 2/1) in MU23 on May 24 1955
Date: 5/24/1955

Eastern hemlock - hardwood stand before cutting, 9-inch dbh red maple and 12-inch dbh American beech marked for cutting, 14-inch dbh hemlock kept as future sawlog tree, balsam fir and beech regeneration, photo point #2 (on MU boundary behind permanent sample plot 1/1) in MU24 on May 24 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU24
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
marking
plot
release
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
red maple
American beech
balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Eastern hemlock - hardwood stand before cutting, 9-inch dbh red maple and 12-inch dbh American beech marked for cutting, 14-inch dbh hemlock kept as future sawlog tree, balsam fir and beech regeneration, photo point #2 (on MU boundary behind permanent sample plot 1/1) in MU24 on May 24 1955
Date: 5/24/1955

Balsam fir saplings in an opening, photo point #2 (one-half chain from southwest boundary between cruise lines 1 and 2, tripod legs half extended) in MU17 on May 6 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam fir saplings in an opening, photo point #2 (one-half chain from southwest boundary between cruise lines 1 and 2, tripod legs half extended) in MU17 on May 6 1955
Date: 5/6/1955

Old clearing with balsam fir and eastern hemlock regeneration, one cull hemlock treated and two hemlock to be removed in a selection cutting, four pole-size spruce trees, photo point #5 (along the road 2.3 chains beyond permanent sample plot center post) in MU17 on May 6 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
plot
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
eastern hemlock
spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Old clearing with balsam fir and eastern hemlock regeneration, one cull hemlock treated and two hemlock to be removed in a selection cutting, four pole-size spruce trees, photo point #5 (along the road 2.3 chains beyond permanent sample plot center post) in MU17 on May 6 1955
Date: 5/6/1955

Northern white-cedar stand on low ground with balsam fir regeneration, a red maple and a paper birch are marked for removal in a selection cutting, photo point #1 (south 60 degrees west, 1.8 chains from center of permanent sample plot 1/3) in MU17 on May 6 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
regeneration
plot
photo point
Organisms: northern white-cedar
red maple
paper birch
balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Northern white-cedar stand on low ground with balsam fir regeneration, a red maple and a paper birch are marked for removal in a selection cutting, photo point #1 (south 60 degrees west, 1.8 chains from center of permanent sample plot 1/3) in MU17 on May 6 1955
Date: 5/6/1955

After cutting, area cleaned for "twin yards" during the 1953 commercial clearcut, a few red maple sprouts, photo point #4 (south 28 degrees east) in MU8 on May 2 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU8
Compartment Management Study
commercial clearcut
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: After cutting, area cleaned for "twin yards" during the 1953 commercial clearcut, a few red maple sprouts, photo point #4 (south 28 degrees east) in MU8 on May 2 1955
Date: 5/2/1955

After cutting, looking across a yard cleared during the 1953 commercial clearcut, residual stand in background is eastern hemlock and hardwoods up to 8 inches dbh, red maple sprouts coming up in the cleared area, photo point #5 (south 55 degrees east) in MU8 on May 2 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU8
Compartment Management Study
commercial clearcut
logging
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: red maple
eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: After cutting, looking across a yard cleared during the 1953 commercial clearcut, residual stand in background is eastern hemlock and hardwoods up to 8 inches dbh, red maple sprouts coming up in the cleared area, photo point #5 (south 55 degrees east) in MU8 on May 2 1955
Date: 5/2/1955

Seed trap for seedbed study (plot #6) in fully stocked softwood stand, in MU5 on August 2 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU5
Compartment Management Study
selection system
personnel
regeneration
plot
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Seed trap for seedbed study (plot #6) in fully stocked softwood stand, in MU5 on August 2 1954
Date: 8/2/1954

Softwood regeneration overtopped by gray birch and red maple, before weeding, along road to boat landing on August 2 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
regeneration
Organisms: gray birch
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Softwood regeneration overtopped by gray birch and red maple, before weeding, along road to boat landing on August 2 1954
Date: 8/2/1954

Overtopping gray birch and red maple cut to release softwood reproduction, along road to boat landing on August 2 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: regeneration
release
Organisms: gray birch
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Overtopping gray birch and red maple cut to release softwood reproduction, along road to boat landing on August 2 1954
Date: 8/2/1954

Slow-growing red spruce regeneration in shade of dense stand, in MU17 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
personnel
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Slow-growing red spruce regeneration in shade of dense stand, in MU17 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Red spruce tree probably about 30 years old, under dense northern hardwood pole stand on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: regeneration
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Red spruce tree probably about 30 years old, under dense northern hardwood pole stand on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954