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In October 1956.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: softwood
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: In October 1956.
Date: 1956

Severe winds can cause damage even to these old veteran hemlocks. They exceed 200 years of age, and withstood storms until soil moisture, wind strength and direction, and their own large size led to their destruction. Prior to the storm, no cutting had occured here within 50 years. Some logs were salvaged.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: blowdown
old growth
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Severe winds can cause damage even to these old veteran hemlocks. They exceed 200 years of age, and withstood storms until soil moisture, wind strength and direction, and their own large size led to their destruction. Prior to the storm, no cutting had occured here within 50 years. Some logs were salvaged.
Date: 1950

Dense hemlock stands do not encourage the development of either softwood or hardwood reproduction.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: reproduction
personnel
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Dense hemlock stands do not encourage the development of either softwood or hardwood reproduction.
Date: 1950

Mature hemlock and yellow birch probably exceeding 200 years of age. An analysis of growth rings on nearby hemlock stumps indicates that severe windfall probably occured about 1790, and that cutting occurred about 1860 and 1905.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
old growth
blowdown
post-harvest
Organisms: hemlock
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Mature hemlock and yellow birch probably exceeding 200 years of age. An analysis of growth rings on nearby hemlock stumps indicates that severe windfall probably occured about 1790, and that cutting occurred about 1860 and 1905.
Date: 1950

The large hemlocks could exceed 300 years of age. The oldest we have found so far was 341 years old.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
old growth
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: The large hemlocks could exceed 300 years of age. The oldest we have found so far was 341 years old.
Date: 1950

There was more advance softwood reproduction here. The large hemlocks exceed 250 years in age and contained too much shake and rot to be cut. Hemlock pulpwood could not be marketed and many sound, pole-size trees also were left by the cutters.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: softwood
reproduction
old growth
pulpwood
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: There was more advance softwood reproduction here. The large hemlocks exceed 250 years in age and contained too much shake and rot to be cut. Hemlock pulpwood could not be marketed and many sound, pole-size trees also were left by the cutters.
Date: 1950

Clear lengths on two large red spruce and a yellow birch. They are more than 200 years.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: old growth
Organisms: red spruce
yellow birch
hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Clear lengths on two large red spruce and a yellow birch. They are more than 200 years.
Date: 1950

Not many of these big hemlock were cut: there was too much ring shake and heartrot.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
Organisms: hemlock
maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Not many of these big hemlock were cut: there was too much ring shake and heartrot.
Date: 1950

Mature hemlock exceeding 250 years of age. The oldest one in a nearby stand was 341 years.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
old growth
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Mature hemlock exceeding 250 years of age. The oldest one in a nearby stand was 341 years.
Date: 1950

Image taken at coordinates 92-21; direction due East; distance 12 ft; bearing from N87E.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 45
Description: Image taken at coordinates 92-21; direction due East; distance 12 ft; bearing from N87E.
Date: 1950

Image taken at coordinates 91-23; direction N30E; direction N30E; distance 164 ft; with a bearing of due North. Softwood hummock in sub-compartment. Softwood reproduction excellent. Overstory contains white pine, spruce and hemlock.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
reproduction
Organisms: white pine
spruce
hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 45
Description: Image taken at coordinates 91-23; direction N30E; direction N30E; distance 164 ft; with a bearing of due North. Softwood hummock in sub-compartment. Softwood reproduction excellent. Overstory contains white pine, spruce and hemlock.
Date: 1950

Image taken at coordinates 91-24; direction S67E; distance 45 links; with a bearing of due East. Forest type is spruce - yellow birch. Note hemlock snags in photo. All spruce class "A" growing (illegible) quality. Yellow Birch dying in background.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
personnel
Organisms: spruce
yellow birch
hemlock
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 46
Description: Image taken at coordinates 91-24; direction S67E; distance 45 links; with a bearing of due East. Forest type is spruce - yellow birch. Note hemlock snags in photo. All spruce class "A" growing (illegible) quality. Yellow Birch dying in background.
Date: 1950