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Marking to remove competition and release spruce in a selection cut, in MU91 in October 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU91
Cutting Practice Level Study
selection system
marking
release
Organisms: spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Marking to remove competition and release spruce in a selection cut, in MU91 in October 1979
Date: Oct-79

11-inch dbh red maple and 23-inch dbh eastern hemlock marked to release 11-inch dbh red spruce, photo point #5 (permanent sample plot 6/1) 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
marking
release
plot
photo point
Organisms: red maple
eastern hemlock
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: 11-inch dbh red maple and 23-inch dbh eastern hemlock marked to release 11-inch dbh red spruce, photo point #5 (permanent sample plot 6/1) in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Pre-cut balsam fir stand with 8-9 inch dbh fir marked, photo point #1 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
marking
personnel
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre-cut balsam fir stand with 8-9 inch dbh fir marked, photo point #1 in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Heavy marking of balsam fir, 7-12 inches before cutting, in MU13, photo point #4 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU13
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
marking
personnel
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Heavy marking of balsam fir, 7-12 inches before cutting, in MU13, photo point #4 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Eastern hemlock marked for cutting, 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
marking
personnel
Organisms: eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Eastern hemlock marked for cutting, in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Eastern hemlock stand before cutting, two 14-inch dbh trees marked, 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
marking
personnel
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Eastern hemlock stand before cutting, two 14-inch dbh trees marked, in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

8 and 10 inch dbh balsam fir marked, leaving 8 inch dbh eastern hemlock and a clump of 4 inch dbh spruce in MU14 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU14
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
eastern hemlock
spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: 8 and 10 inch dbh balsam fir marked, leaving 8 inch dbh eastern hemlock and a clump of 4 inch dbh spruce in MU14 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Northern white-cedar and hardwood marked for removal, in MU14 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU14
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
personnel
photo point
Organisms: northern white-cedar
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Northern white-cedar and hardwood marked for removal, in MU14 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

A 26-inch dbh eastern white pine marked for cutting, the largest pine to date on the Penobscot Experimental Forest, 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
Organisms: eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: A 26-inch dbh eastern white pine marked for cutting, the largest pine to date on the Penobscot Experimental Forest, in MU24 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

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

Spruce - eastern hemlock stand, some hemlock to be cut, cull maple, balsam fir thicket behind two hemlock marked for removal in a selection cutting, photo point #4 (near permanent sample plot 2/1) 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
plot
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
spruce
maple
balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Spruce - eastern hemlock stand, some hemlock to be cut, cull maple, balsam fir thicket behind two hemlock marked for removal in a selection cutting, photo point #4 (near permanent sample plot 2/1) in MU17 on May 6 1955
Date: 5/6/1955

After cutting, the large eastern white pine marked for cutting was missed by the logging crew, photo point #2 in MU6 on May 2 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU6
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
photo point
Organisms: eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: After cutting, the large eastern white pine marked for cutting was missed by the logging crew, photo point #2 in MU6 on May 2 1955
Date: 5/2/1955

Pre cut balsam fir, 7-11 inches marked, in MU23 on March 31 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
marking
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre cut balsam fir, 7-11 inches marked, in MU23 on March 31 1955
Date: 3/31/1955

Pre cut balsam fir and red spruce stand. Fir are dying from top. Marked 8-11" fir, leaving 5-7" spruce, in MU23 on March 31 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
marking
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre cut balsam fir and red spruce stand. Fir are dying from top. Marked 8-11" fir, leaving 5-7" spruce, in MU23 on March 31 1955
Date: 3/31/1955

Post-cut, 15-inch dbh eastern hemlock and 8-9 inch dbh red maple marked, leaving red spruce 4-11 inches dbh, photo point #1 (in permanent sample plot 2/4) in MU10 on August 2, 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU10
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
plot
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
red maple
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Post-cut, 15-inch dbh eastern hemlock and 8-9 inch dbh red maple marked, leaving red spruce 4-11 inches dbh, photo point #1 (in permanent sample plot 2/4) in MU10 on August 2, 1954
Date: 8/2/1954

Stanley Jones marking a 12-inch dbh red spruce for removal in a selection cutting, this tree has coarse branches and is forked at about 12 feet, making it undesirable growing stock, in MU17 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
personnel
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Stanley Jones marking a 12-inch dbh red spruce for removal in a selection cutting, this tree has coarse branches and is forked at about 12 feet, making it undesirable growing stock, in MU17 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Aspen marked for cutting to release balsam fir and spruce, photo point #4 in MU2 on July 16 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
marking
release
photo point
Organisms: aspen
balsam fir
spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Aspen marked for cutting to release balsam fir and spruce, photo point #4 in MU2 on July 16 1954
Date: 7/16/1954

Before cutting, larger balsam fir marked for cutting, eastern white pine and white spruce left, photo point #4 in MU6 on June 1953
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU6
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
white spruce
eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Before cutting, larger balsam fir marked for cutting, eastern white pine and white spruce left, photo point #4 in MU6 on June 1953
Date: Jun-53

Mature balsam fir stand before cutting, heavy marking, photo point #4 (north 67 degrees east) in MU3 on August 22 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU3
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Mature balsam fir stand before cutting, heavy marking, photo point #4 (north 67 degrees east) in MU3 on August 22 1951
Date: 8/22/1951

Pre-cut stand, three 7-inch dbh balsam fir marked for removal, in MU3 on August 21 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU3
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre-cut stand, three 7-inch dbh balsam fir marked for removal, in MU3 on August 21 1951
Date: 8/21/1951

Two balsam fir marked for cutting due to "fir bark disease," in MU2 on March 28 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
damage
marking
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Two balsam fir marked for cutting due to "fir bark disease," in MU2 on March 28 1951
Date: 3/28/1951

Pre-cut stand with patch of trees blown down in December 1950, balsam fir marked, in MU3, about 1950
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU3
Compartment Management Study
selection system
damage
marking
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre-cut stand with patch of trees blown down in December 1950, balsam fir marked, in MU3, about 1950
Date: 1950s