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Taken east at approximate location shown on map in compartment journal. After 1956 cutting on east edge of the 1954 area of heavy blowdown. Large stump is from 1900 softwood cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
log deck
stump
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 4
Description: Taken east at approximate location shown on map in compartment journal. After 1956 cutting on east edge of the 1954 area of heavy blowdown. Large stump is from 1900 softwood cut.
Date: 10/5/1956

Taken due N from Point 0.25 chain SW from stake 60-21. Stump of 42" white pine of 250 yr. age class. G. Lavoy in photo. Taken after 1955 cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
stump
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Taken due N from Point 0.25 chain SW from stake 60-21. Stump of 42" white pine of 250 yr. age class. G. Lavoy in photo. Taken after 1955 cut.
Date: 10/3/1956

Old growth white pine stump 57" diameter at 2 feet above ground. Annual rings could be counted 30' above ground -- 227 years. Estimated age of tree about 250. Sound above 30'. Total height 147'. Merchantable length 87'. 6' of butt cull, next 22' contained rot but was merchantable 65' sound logs. 7' broken section. 45' top not merchantable. E. and B. Sussice in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: stump
old growth
harvest
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 19
Description: Old growth white pine stump 57" diameter at 2 feet above ground. Annual rings could be counted 30' above ground -- 227 years. Estimated age of tree about 250. Sound above 30'. Total height 147'. Merchantable length 87'. 6' of butt cull, next 22' contained rot but was merchantable 65' sound logs. 7' broken section. 45' top not merchantable. E. and B. Sussice in photo.
Date: 10/23/1953

Three white pine stumps 30". Over 50 percent cull in logs. At right, entire tree was cull.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
stump
Organisms: white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Three white pine stumps 30". Over 50 percent cull in logs. At right, entire tree was cull.
Date: 10/22/1952

After a stand of large pines were cut about 1900, understory balsam fir and spruce developed to pulpwood size. Only a few pines originated after the cutting in 1900, because spruce and fir already occupied the site.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
harvest
log deck
stump
Organisms: white pine
balsam fir
spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After a stand of large pines were cut about 1900, understory balsam fir and spruce developed to pulpwood size. Only a few pines originated after the cutting in 1900, because spruce and fir already occupied the site.
Date: 1950

About 50 years ago white pines occupied the overstory here. The red maples came in after cutting; most are of poor quality even for pulpwood. "Has 50-years growth been wasted?"
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
equipment
stump
post-harvest
Organisms: white pine
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: About 50 years ago white pines occupied the overstory here. The red maples came in after cutting; most are of poor quality even for pulpwood. "Has 50-years growth been wasted?"
Date: 1950