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Open Growing Poles

imageID: 21497
Description: Open Growing Poles
Keywords: cutting
thinning
Organisms: pine
Photographer: G. A. Pearson
Original collection id: 410404
Media: Black & White Print
Collection: Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs
Quality: 3
Location: Fort Valley Exp. Station; AZ; USA
Date(mm/yyyy): 08/1941
Comments: Open growing poles such as these would become worthless "wolf trees" but for timely pruning. In about 10 yrs more limbs will be removed increasing the clear lenght to 17 ft.
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Olberding, Susan D.; Huebner, Daniel P.; Edminster, Carleton B. 2007. Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2007-0005


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