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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

View after most of the sawlogs were cut, but before pulp cut. Removal cut in old growth stand to be handled under shelterwood. No preperatory cut made this time.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
stump
old growth
shelterwood
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: View after most of the sawlogs were cut, but before pulp cut. Removal cut in old growth stand to be handled under shelterwood. No preperatory cut made this time.
Date: 10/22/1952

After sawlogs were cut, before pulp cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
equipment
vehicle
stump
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: After sawlogs were cut, before pulp cut.
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