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Natural Pruning

imageID: 21814
Description: Natural Pruning
Keywords: sample plot
turpentine
Organisms: ponderosa pine
Photographer: G. A. Pearson
Original collection id: 432117
Media: Black & White Print
Collection: Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs
Quality: 3
Location: Fort Valley Exp. Station; AZ; USA
Date(mm/yyyy): 09/1944
Comments: Coconino Sample Plot S6; Blackjack group in Coconino Permanent Sample Plot S6B. Tree at left is worthless; #2 & #4 from left have making of high class logs. Natural pruning has advance to stage where knots will soon be covered. Scars at base were caused by turpentining 34 yrs ago.
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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