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Red spruce in MU7B in February 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU7B
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Red spruce in MU7B in February 1958
Date: Feb-58

11-inch dbh red maple and 23-inch dbh eastern hemlock marked to release 11-inch dbh red spruce, photo point #5 (permanent sample plot 6/1) in MU13 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU13
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
marking
release
plot
photo point
Organisms: red maple
eastern hemlock
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: 11-inch dbh red maple and 23-inch dbh eastern hemlock marked to release 11-inch dbh red spruce, photo point #5 (permanent sample plot 6/1) in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Northern white-cedar stand with red spruce and eastern hemlock, no regeneration, photo point #8 (20 feet from center of permanent sample plot 4/3) in MU32 on September 27, 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU32
reference
plot
photo point
Organisms: red spruce
eastern hemlock
northern white-cedar
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Northern white-cedar stand with red spruce and eastern hemlock, no regeneration, photo point #8 (20 feet from center of permanent sample plot 4/3) in MU32 on September 27, 1955
Date: 9/27/1955

Dense mature eastern hemlock stand, trees are 8-12 inches dbh, one red spruce on right is 12 inches dbh, big eastern white pine in background (on the edge of permanent sample plot 3/2), a few small balsam fir seedlings, photo point #5 (on cruise line 3 midway between plots 2 and 3) in MU32 on September 27, 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU32
reference
plot
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
red spruce
eastern white pine
balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Dense mature eastern hemlock stand, trees are 8-12 inches dbh, one red spruce on right is 12 inches dbh, big eastern white pine in background (on the edge of permanent sample plot 3/2), a few small balsam fir seedlings, photo point #5 (on cruise line 3 midway between plots 2 and 3) in MU32 on September 27, 1955
Date: 9/27/1955

Maple saplings, 8-inch dbh eastern white pine, 7-inch dbh red spruce in foreground, American larch in background outside the plot, alder, winterberry, rhodora, meadow-sweet, leather-leaf, sweet gale, and cinnamon fern in the foreground, photo point #3 (20 feet from center of permanent sample plot 1/1, facing outside the plot (north)) in MU32 on September 27 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU32
reference
plot
photo point
Organisms: maple
eastern white pine
red spruce
American larch
alder
winterberry
rhodora
meadow-sweet
leather-leaf
sweet gale
cinnamon fern
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Maple saplings, 8-inch dbh eastern white pine, 7-inch dbh red spruce in foreground, American larch in background outside the plot, alder, winterberry, rhodora, meadow-sweet, leather-leaf, sweet gale, and cinnamon fern in the foreground, photo point #3 (20 feet from center of permanent sample plot 1/1, facing outside the plot (north)) in MU32 on September 27 1955
Date: 9/27/1955

Young balsam fir with a few aspen and red spruce, photo point #1 (8 feet from center of permanent sample plot 1/3) in MU32 on September 27 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU32
reference
plot
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
aspen
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Young balsam fir with a few aspen and red spruce, photo point #1 (8 feet from center of permanent sample plot 1/3) in MU32 on September 27 1955
Date: 9/27/1955

Pre cut balsam fir and red spruce stand. Fir are dying from top. Marked 8-11" fir, leaving 5-7" spruce, in MU23 on March 31 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
marking
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre cut balsam fir and red spruce stand. Fir are dying from top. Marked 8-11" fir, leaving 5-7" spruce, in MU23 on March 31 1955
Date: 3/31/1955

Post-cut, 15-inch dbh eastern hemlock and 8-9 inch dbh red maple marked, leaving red spruce 4-11 inches dbh, photo point #1 (in permanent sample plot 2/4) in MU10 on August 2, 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU10
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
plot
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
red maple
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Post-cut, 15-inch dbh eastern hemlock and 8-9 inch dbh red maple marked, leaving red spruce 4-11 inches dbh, photo point #1 (in permanent sample plot 2/4) in MU10 on August 2, 1954
Date: 8/2/1954

Arthur Hart in a dense stand of red spruce, in MU1 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU1
Cutting Practice Level Study
personnel
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Arthur Hart in a dense stand of red spruce, in MU1 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Arthur Hart in a red spruce stand after improvement cutting, peeled pulpwood trees on the ground, in MU12 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU12
Compartment Management Study
selection system
logging
personnel
timber stand improvement
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Arthur Hart in a red spruce stand after improvement cutting, peeled pulpwood trees on the ground, in MU12 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Slow-growing red spruce regeneration in shade of dense stand, in MU17 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
personnel
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Slow-growing red spruce regeneration in shade of dense stand, in MU17 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Stanley Jones marking a 12-inch dbh red spruce for removal in a selection cutting, this tree has coarse branches and is forked at about 12 feet, making it undesirable growing stock, in MU17 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
personnel
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Stanley Jones marking a 12-inch dbh red spruce for removal in a selection cutting, this tree has coarse branches and is forked at about 12 feet, making it undesirable growing stock, in MU17 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Red spruce tree probably about 30 years old, under dense northern hardwood pole stand on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: regeneration
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Red spruce tree probably about 30 years old, under dense northern hardwood pole stand on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

7-inch dbh red spruce pruned and released by cutting 14-inch dbh red maple, in MU7 on July 27, 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU7
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
pruning
release
Organisms: red spruce
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: 7-inch dbh red spruce pruned and released by cutting 14-inch dbh red maple, in MU7 on July 27, 1954
Date: 7/27/1954

Balsam fir regeneration 12 feet tall and 2 inches dbh in opening made about 12 years ago, photo point #2 (about 2 chains south of permanent sample plot 4/3) in MU10 on May 17 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU10
Compartment Management Study
selection system
plot
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam fir regeneration 12 feet tall and 2 inches dbh in opening made about 12 years ago, photo point #2 (about 2 chains south of permanent sample plot 4/3) in MU10 on May 17 1954
Date: 5/17/1954

Softwood stand before cutting, 17-inch dbh red spruce and 15-inch eastern hemlock marked, photo point #3 (about 1.5 chains west of seed plot on cruise line between plots 4 and 5) in MU10 on May 17 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU10
Compartment Management Study
selection system
photo point
Organisms: red spruce
eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Softwood stand before cutting, 17-inch dbh red spruce and 15-inch eastern hemlock marked, photo point #3 (about 1.5 chains west of seed plot on cruise line between plots 4 and 5) in MU10 on May 17 1954
Date: 5/17/1954

Softwood stand, stumps of 13-inch red maple and 12-inch red spruce in center foreground, photo point #1 in MU9 on May 17 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU9
Compartment Management Study
selection system
photo point
Organisms: red maple
red spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Softwood stand, stumps of 13-inch red maple and 12-inch red spruce in center foreground, photo point #1 in MU9 on May 17 1954
Date: 5/17/1954

Deck of pine, red spruce, and eastern hemlock logs from first harvest cut, "good" cutting practice, in MU5 on October 21 1952
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU5
Compartment Management Study
selection system
logging
Organisms: pine
red spruce
eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Deck of pine, red spruce, and eastern hemlock logs from first harvest cut, "good" cutting practice, in MU5 on October 21 1952
Date: 10/21/1952

Mixed stand of eastern hemlock, red spruce, red maple, balsam fir, paper birch, and northern white-cedar, photo point #2 (looking north 55 degrees east across road) in MU7 on August 14 1952
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU7
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
red spruce
red maple
balsam fir
paper birch
northern white-cedar
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Mixed stand of eastern hemlock, red spruce, red maple, balsam fir, paper birch, and northern white-cedar, photo point #2 (looking north 55 degrees east across road) in MU7 on August 14 1952
Date: 8/14/1952

Large red spruce and eastern hemlock with a sapling understory of balsam fir in a selection stand, in MU16
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU16
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
Organisms: red spruce
eastern hemlock
balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Large red spruce and eastern hemlock with a sapling understory of balsam fir in a selection stand, in MU16
Date: