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A shelterwood cut has been made to get more reproduction before the final cut 10-15 years later. This compartment is meant to produce an even-aged stand of red spruce, balsam fir, and white pine.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: shelterwood
Organisms: red spruce
fir
white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 19
Description: A shelterwood cut has been made to get more reproduction before the final cut 10-15 years later. This compartment is meant to produce an even-aged stand of red spruce, balsam fir, and white pine.
Date: 10/23/1953

Foreground -- red spruce stand on small knoll within black spruce swamp. White pine grows on the knoll but not in the swamp.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
swamp
Organisms: white pine
black spruce
red spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Foreground -- red spruce stand on small knoll within black spruce swamp. White pine grows on the knoll but not in the swamp.
Date: 12/4/1952

Overstory of 100-year-old white pine with dense understory of tolerant balsam fir and red spruce. This is typical in this vicinity. There is little opportunity for new white pines. These 100-year-old pines originated after an extremely hot fire burned heavy softwood slash.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: old growth
softwood
personnel
Organisms: white pine
red spruce
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Overstory of 100-year-old white pine with dense understory of tolerant balsam fir and red spruce. This is typical in this vicinity. There is little opportunity for new white pines. These 100-year-old pines originated after an extremely hot fire burned heavy softwood slash.
Date: 1950

After large white pines were cut about 40 years ago, these understory red spruce and balsam fir - and a few pines - occupied the site.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
second growth
post harvest
Organisms: white pine
red spruce
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After large white pines were cut about 40 years ago, these understory red spruce and balsam fir - and a few pines - occupied the site.
Date: 1950

Understory red spruce, balsam fir, and a few white pines occupied the site after large overstory pines were cut about 40 years ago.
more info/bigger image
Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
Organisms: red spruce
white pine
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Understory red spruce, balsam fir, and a few white pines occupied the site after large overstory pines were cut about 40 years ago.
Date: 1950