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No initial stand photo taken of this shot. Clearing in foreground was main logging deck for the tree-length hardwoods. Quality of yellow birch in background is very good. Taken facing N10W from stake 75-17.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
log deck
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: No initial stand photo taken of this shot. Clearing in foreground was main logging deck for the tree-length hardwoods. Quality of yellow birch in background is very good. Taken facing N10W from stake 75-17.
Date: 5/9/1959

Image taken at coordinates 91-26; direction Due West; distance 98 ft; with a bearing of N76W. Snow depth 2".
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
hardwood
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 46
Description: Image taken at coordinates 91-26; direction Due West; distance 98 ft; with a bearing of N76W. Snow depth 2".
Date: 11/25/1958

Residual stand photo of location in photo 415 (PSEF_MU53_164). Taken facing S65W 0.96 chains S78W of stake 78-22. Northern hardwood forest with pole size yellow birch.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Residual stand photo of location in photo 415 (PSEF_MU53_164). Taken facing S65W 0.96 chains S78W of stake 78-22. Northern hardwood forest with pole size yellow birch.
Date: 11/13/1958

Northern hardwood residual stand photo. Taken at stake 74-20 facing N40W.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
hardwood
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood residual stand photo. Taken at stake 74-20 facing N40W.
Date: 11/13/1958

Northern hardwood residual stand photo. Taken facing N65E 0.72 chains S34W from stake 75-19. Same view as photo PSEF_MU53_158.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood residual stand photo. Taken facing N65E 0.72 chains S34W from stake 75-19. Same view as photo PSEF_MU53_158.
Date: 11/13/1958

Predominance of beech with a mix of other hardwood species. Beech is present in all age classes.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: beech
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Predominance of beech with a mix of other hardwood species. Beech is present in all age classes.
Date: 4/19/1957

Initial stand photo of northern hardwood stand taken facing N85W from a point 0.38 chains N45W of stake 85-20. Also predominance of hemlock and spruce. It's a transition zone between types with spruce reproduction coming in as well as beech and striped maple.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
regeneration
hardwood
Organisms: spruce
hemlock
beech
striped maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Initial stand photo of northern hardwood stand taken facing N85W from a point 0.38 chains N45W of stake 85-20. Also predominance of hemlock and spruce. It's a transition zone between types with spruce reproduction coming in as well as beech and striped maple.
Date: 4/11/1957

Initial stand photo of northern hardwoods taken facing N10E from a point 0.14 chains S75W of stake 86-21. Hard maple and beech overstory and scattered 2 and 3 foot tall beech and hard maple saplings.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: beech
maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 48
Description: Initial stand photo of northern hardwoods taken facing N10E from a point 0.14 chains S75W of stake 86-21. Hard maple and beech overstory and scattered 2 and 3 foot tall beech and hard maple saplings.
Date: 4/11/1957

Northern hardwood forest residual stand photo of initial stand photo 326. Taken facing N45E 0.39 chains S24E from stake 79-17. Hardly any change from original stand condition photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
hardwood
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Northern hardwood forest residual stand photo of initial stand photo 326. Taken facing N45E 0.39 chains S24E from stake 79-17. Hardly any change from original stand condition photo.
Date: 3/26/1957

Northern hardwood residual stand photo of same area seen in photo 323 which was taken after poisoning but before cutting. This photo was taken facing N45W from 0.2 chains due north of stake 77-18. The poisoned trees are very evident but there is not much cutting pictured.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Northern hardwood residual stand photo of same area seen in photo 323 which was taken after poisoning but before cutting. This photo was taken facing N45W from 0.2 chains due north of stake 77-18. The poisoned trees are very evident but there is not much cutting pictured.
Date: 3/26/1957

Northern hardwood stand photo taken facing N10W from 0.27 chains S47E of stake 77-18. No initial stand photo of this picture. 4 ft high maple stumps cut as the result of a sugar bush; this type of cutting is prominant along the eastern area of compartment 49.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
stump
personnel
hardwood
Organisms: sugar maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Northern hardwood stand photo taken facing N10W from 0.27 chains S47E of stake 77-18. No initial stand photo of this picture. 4 ft high maple stumps cut as the result of a sugar bush; this type of cutting is prominant along the eastern area of compartment 49.
Date: 3/26/1957

Spruce-hardwood initial stand photo. Taken N35E at 1.37 chains S35E from stake 78-23. Snow depth is 6 to 9 inches.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Spruce-hardwood initial stand photo. Taken N35E at 1.37 chains S35E from stake 78-23. Snow depth is 6 to 9 inches.
Date: 3/22/1957

Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken N65E from a point 0.72 chains S34W of stake 75-19.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken N65E from a point 0.72 chains S34W of stake 75-19.
Date: 3/21/1957

Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken due north from a point 0.49 chains N68E of stake 76-19. There us no residual stand photo taken, there is no change at this photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken due north from a point 0.49 chains N68E of stake 76-19. There us no residual stand photo taken, there is no change at this photo.
Date: 3/21/1957

Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken N40W from a point 0 chains from stake 74-20.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken N40W from a point 0 chains from stake 74-20.
Date: 3/21/1957

Spruce-hardwood initial stand photo. Taken S40W at 0.38 chains N30E from stake 75-21.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Spruce-hardwood initial stand photo. Taken S40W at 0.38 chains N30E from stake 75-21.
Date: 3/21/1957

Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken N20W from a point 0.58 chains N69E of stake 76-22. There us no residual stand photo taken, there is no change at this photo station.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken N20W from a point 0.58 chains N69E of stake 76-22. There us no residual stand photo taken, there is no change at this photo station.
Date: 3/21/1957

Northern hardwood initial stand poto. Taken from stake 77-22 facing S40E. Snow depth at this location is 6 inches. No residual stand photo taken because there is no change at this station.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood initial stand poto. Taken from stake 77-22 facing S40E. Snow depth at this location is 6 inches. No residual stand photo taken because there is no change at this station.
Date: 3/21/1957

Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken facing S65W 0.96 chains S78W from stake 78-22. Pole sized yellow birch.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken facing S65W 0.96 chains S78W from stake 78-22. Pole sized yellow birch.
Date: 3/21/1957

Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken facing N87E 1.42 chains N54E from stake 79-23. Pole sized yellow birch.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken facing N87E 1.42 chains N54E from stake 79-23. Pole sized yellow birch.
Date: 3/21/1957

Taken due north from stake 81-19. Spruce-hardwood initial stand photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
personnel
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Taken due north from stake 81-19. Spruce-hardwood initial stand photo.
Date: 3/19/1957

Northern hardwood forest residual stand photo of initial stand photo 325. Taken facing N62W 0.87 chains S43E from stake 80-19.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
hardwood
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Northern hardwood forest residual stand photo of initial stand photo 325. Taken facing N62W 0.87 chains S43E from stake 80-19.
Date: 3/19/1957

Northern hardwood forest residual stand photo of initial stand photo 324. Taken facing N30W 0.1 chains due east from stake 78-19.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
hardwood
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Northern hardwood forest residual stand photo of initial stand photo 324. Taken facing N30W 0.1 chains due east from stake 78-19.
Date: 3/15/1957

Taken N55W from a point 1.67 chains S50E of stake 71-17. Dense growth of witch hobble in an opening of the stand.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: witch-hobble
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken N55W from a point 1.67 chains S50E of stake 71-17. Dense growth of witch hobble in an opening of the stand.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken N52W from a point 0.96 chains S65W of 15-71. Stand composed mainly of red maple and yellow birch.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken N52W from a point 0.96 chains S65W of 15-71. Stand composed mainly of red maple and yellow birch.
Date: 10/24/1956

Taken nine years after harvest. Taken N25W from a point about 1.57 chains N49E of stake 34-47.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
Organisms: red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 38
Description: Taken nine years after harvest. Taken N25W from a point about 1.57 chains N49E of stake 34-47.
Date: 10/23/1956

Taken 9 years after cutting. Taken due E from point 0.72 chains S58W from stake 34-46. Reproduction here is almost entirely beech. A. Misura in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: reproduction
hardwood
personnel
Organisms: beech
pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 38
Description: Taken 9 years after cutting. Taken due E from point 0.72 chains S58W from stake 34-46. Reproduction here is almost entirely beech. A. Misura in photo.
Date: 10/23/1956

Taken due north from stake 82-19. Same area in photo number 405 in March of 1957.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
Organisms: beech
maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Taken due north from stake 82-19. Same area in photo number 405 in March of 1957.
Date: 5/15/1956

Taken N45W from a point 0.20 chains N of stake 77-18. Same area as photo number 430 taken in March of 1957
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
pre-harvest
Organisms: birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Taken N45W from a point 0.20 chains N of stake 77-18. Same area as photo number 430 taken in March of 1957
Date: 5/15/1956

Taken N30W from a point 0.10 chains E of stake 78-19.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
pre-harvest
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Taken N30W from a point 0.10 chains E of stake 78-19.
Date: 5/15/1956

Taken N35E from stake 63-24.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
post-harvest
personnel
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 19
Description: Taken N35E from stake 63-24.
Date: 5/7/1956

Taken due N from a point N 04 W 0.10 chains from stake 62-23.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
post-harvest
Organisms: maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 19
Description: Taken due N from a point N 04 W 0.10 chains from stake 62-23.
Date: 5/7/1956

Taken N 10 W from a point 0.63 chains N 79 W from stake 61-23.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
post-harvest
Organisms: spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 19
Description: Taken N 10 W from a point 0.63 chains N 79 W from stake 61-23.
Date: 5/7/1956

Taken N30W from a point 0.61 chains S30E from stake 59-35. Softwood understory under hardwoods on a former softwood area. Much of hardwood was poisoned 1953. A. Misura in photo.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
hardwood
personnel
softwood
Organisms: birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 35
Description: Taken N30W from a point 0.61 chains S30E from stake 59-35. Softwood understory under hardwoods on a former softwood area. Much of hardwood was poisoned 1953. A. Misura in photo.
Date: 10/13/1955

Understory hardwoods in a pine stand before their removal.
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: experimental forest
hardwood
understory
Organisms: pine
Location: Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas
Description: Understory hardwoods in a pine stand before their removal.
Date: 6/21/1955

Caption reads:  "To improve stocking and growth of pine, low-grade hardwoods are killed by girdling or poisoning." Man on left is Russ Reynolds; man on right is Charles X. Grano.
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: experimental forest
pine release
hardwood
girdling
personnel
Location: Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "To improve stocking and growth of pine, low-grade hardwoods are killed by girdling or poisoning." Man on left is Russ Reynolds; man on right is Charles X. Grano.
Date: 6/21/1955

Charles X. Grano inspecting girdled low-grade hardwoods.
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: experimental forest
pine release
hardwood
girdling
personnel
Location: Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas
Description: Charles X. Grano inspecting girdled low-grade hardwoods.
Date: 6/21/1955

Taken N30W from point about 30 feet S40E from plot stake 33-56.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 31
Description: Taken N30W from point about 30 feet S40E from plot stake 33-56.
Date: 5/11/1955

Caption reads:  "Typical cup made at ground line on a root, for treating tree with cupric sulphamate.  Crystals were placed in the cup."
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Collection: Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images
Keywords: experimental forest
hardwood
Location: Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas
Description: Caption reads: "Typical cup made at ground line on a root, for treating tree with cupric sulphamate. Crystals were placed in the cup."
Date: 8/19/1951

The continuing decadence of yellow birch over 200 years old create openings favorable for beech and other tolerant hardwoods.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
old growth
Organisms: yellow birch
beech
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: The continuing decadence of yellow birch over 200 years old create openings favorable for beech and other tolerant hardwoods.
Date: 1950

A situation that is common in the Adirondacks: mature yellow birch and hard maple, with beech in a secondary position. In similar stands, cutting of the better hardwoods -- with only a limited market for beech -- has put beech in a dominant position. With the abundance of beech reproduction of all sizes, lack of hard maple of similar sizes, and the intolerance of the birch, it appears that beech can remain in possession of such sites for a long time. "Is this desirable or undesirable?"
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
Organisms: beech
yellow birch
maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: A situation that is common in the Adirondacks: mature yellow birch and hard maple, with beech in a secondary position. In similar stands, cutting of the better hardwoods -- with only a limited market for beech -- has put beech in a dominant position. With the abundance of beech reproduction of all sizes, lack of hard maple of similar sizes, and the intolerance of the birch, it appears that beech can remain in possession of such sites for a long time. "Is this desirable or undesirable?"
Date: 1950

On the Farm Woodlot poor-quality red maples were poisoned to release balsam fir. The maple at the left is riddled with heart rot. These red maples occupied this site for 40 years and most of them now prove to be unmerchantable because of extensive heartrot. "Have 40 years been wasted? Can we anticipate this and prevent it? Is it worth it?"
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
Organisms: red maple
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: On the Farm Woodlot poor-quality red maples were poisoned to release balsam fir. The maple at the left is riddled with heart rot. These red maples occupied this site for 40 years and most of them now prove to be unmerchantable because of extensive heartrot. "Have 40 years been wasted? Can we anticipate this and prevent it? Is it worth it?"
Date: 1950

Large openings encouraged hard maple and beech reproduction. The large trees did not meet current standards of merchantability and were not wanted by the cutters 6 years earlier. Improving markets may permit harvest of some trees in the furture, but others are cull. "Can and should anything be done to help the better saplings? Would there be long-range benefits to compensate for investments made to improve the stand?"
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: gap
personnel
hardwood
reproduction
Organisms: maple
beech
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Large openings encouraged hard maple and beech reproduction. The large trees did not meet current standards of merchantability and were not wanted by the cutters 6 years earlier. Improving markets may permit harvest of some trees in the furture, but others are cull. "Can and should anything be done to help the better saplings? Would there be long-range benefits to compensate for investments made to improve the stand?"
Date: 1950

With light selection cutting (residual stand 70 sq. ft. B.A.) existing understory beech were benefited, but few hard maple, white ash, and yellow birch seedlings grew more than 12 inches high. This is 17 years after the first cutting. "Does this happen only on less-fertile soils? Would hard maples have reacted like this on more-fertile soils? Maple seed trees were more abundant here than beech seed trees."
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: selection
post-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: maple
yellow birch
white ash
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: With light selection cutting (residual stand 70 sq. ft. B.A.) existing understory beech were benefited, but few hard maple, white ash, and yellow birch seedlings grew more than 12 inches high. This is 17 years after the first cutting. "Does this happen only on less-fertile soils? Would hard maples have reacted like this on more-fertile soils? Maple seed trees were more abundant here than beech seed trees."
Date: 1950

A hardwood stand "creamed" for sawlogs 6 years earlier. The stand is too far from existing hardwood pulpwood markets. "Can anything be done to rehabilitate the stand? Should only the cull trees be poisoned, assuming it could be done for less than $6.00 per acre? What would you do with it?"
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
stump
hardwood
pulpwood
Organisms: maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: A hardwood stand "creamed" for sawlogs 6 years earlier. The stand is too far from existing hardwood pulpwood markets. "Can anything be done to rehabilitate the stand? Should only the cull trees be poisoned, assuming it could be done for less than $6.00 per acre? What would you do with it?"
Date: 1950

Poor-quality red maples 60-80 years old, and containing considerable heart rot, were poisoned to release softwoods.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
Organisms: maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Poor-quality red maples 60-80 years old, and containing considerable heart rot, were poisoned to release softwoods.
Date: 1950

The natural area also contains stands of northern hardwoods. Here, beech have developed beneath large yellow birch and hard maple.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
Organisms: beech
yellow birch
maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: The natural area also contains stands of northern hardwoods. Here, beech have developed beneath large yellow birch and hard maple.
Date: 1950

There are some patches of hardwoods, but their quality was not very high. In more open places, understory hardwoods were more abundant.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
Organisms: maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: There are some patches of hardwoods, but their quality was not very high. In more open places, understory hardwoods were more abundant.
Date: 1950

On some drier sites hardwoods dominated the overstory before cutting, but there were a few understory softwoods.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
pre-harvest
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: On some drier sites hardwoods dominated the overstory before cutting, but there were a few understory softwoods.
Date: 1950

Mature norther hardwoods containing many intermediate beech. In this stand ages of mature trees averaged; hard maple 235, yellow birch 218, and beech 230.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
old growth
Organisms: beech
maple
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Mature norther hardwoods containing many intermediate beech. In this stand ages of mature trees averaged; hard maple 235, yellow birch 218, and beech 230.
Date: 1950