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The control plot was not disturbed. Beech saplings can grow even under this dense overstory, but there are fewer beech seedlings than occur on the selection plot.

imageID: 36573
Description: The control plot was not disturbed. Beech saplings can grow even under this dense overstory, but there are fewer beech seedlings than occur on the selection plot.
Keywords: old-growth
hardwood
Organisms: beech
Photographer: Unknown
Original collection id: PSEF 3.1 - 341
Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Quality: 4
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Date(yyyy): 1950
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Roach, Skylar K.; Buchanan, Anna G.; Kenefic, Laura S. 2025. Paul Smith Experimental Forest historical photo archive. 2025. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2025-0034


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