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No initial stand photo taken of this shot. Clearing in foreground was main logging deck for the tree-length hardwoods. Quality of yellow birch in background is very good. Taken facing N10W from stake 75-17.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
log deck
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: No initial stand photo taken of this shot. Clearing in foreground was main logging deck for the tree-length hardwoods. Quality of yellow birch in background is very good. Taken facing N10W from stake 75-17.
Date: 5/9/1959

Residual stand photo of location in photo 415 (PSEF_MU53_164). Taken facing S65W 0.96 chains S78W of stake 78-22. Northern hardwood forest with pole size yellow birch.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Residual stand photo of location in photo 415 (PSEF_MU53_164). Taken facing S65W 0.96 chains S78W of stake 78-22. Northern hardwood forest with pole size yellow birch.
Date: 11/13/1958

Northern hardwood residual stand photo of same area seen in photo 323 which was taken after poisoning but before cutting. This photo was taken facing N45W from 0.2 chains due north of stake 77-18. The poisoned trees are very evident but there is not much cutting pictured.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 49
Description: Northern hardwood residual stand photo of same area seen in photo 323 which was taken after poisoning but before cutting. This photo was taken facing N45W from 0.2 chains due north of stake 77-18. The poisoned trees are very evident but there is not much cutting pictured.
Date: 3/26/1957

Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken facing S65W 0.96 chains S78W from stake 78-22. Pole sized yellow birch.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken facing S65W 0.96 chains S78W from stake 78-22. Pole sized yellow birch.
Date: 3/21/1957

Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken facing N87E 1.42 chains N54E from stake 79-23. Pole sized yellow birch.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 53
Description: Northern hardwood initial stand photo. Taken facing N87E 1.42 chains N54E from stake 79-23. Pole sized yellow birch.
Date: 3/21/1957

Taken N52W from a point 0.96 chains S65W of 15-71. Stand composed mainly of red maple and yellow birch.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: yellow birch
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 51
Description: Taken N52W from a point 0.96 chains S65W of 15-71. Stand composed mainly of red maple and yellow birch.
Date: 10/24/1956

The continuing decadence of yellow birch over 200 years old create openings favorable for beech and other tolerant hardwoods.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
old growth
Organisms: yellow birch
beech
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: The continuing decadence of yellow birch over 200 years old create openings favorable for beech and other tolerant hardwoods.
Date: 1950

A situation that is common in the Adirondacks: mature yellow birch and hard maple, with beech in a secondary position. In similar stands, cutting of the better hardwoods -- with only a limited market for beech -- has put beech in a dominant position. With the abundance of beech reproduction of all sizes, lack of hard maple of similar sizes, and the intolerance of the birch, it appears that beech can remain in possession of such sites for a long time. "Is this desirable or undesirable?"
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
Organisms: beech
yellow birch
maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: A situation that is common in the Adirondacks: mature yellow birch and hard maple, with beech in a secondary position. In similar stands, cutting of the better hardwoods -- with only a limited market for beech -- has put beech in a dominant position. With the abundance of beech reproduction of all sizes, lack of hard maple of similar sizes, and the intolerance of the birch, it appears that beech can remain in possession of such sites for a long time. "Is this desirable or undesirable?"
Date: 1950

With light selection cutting (residual stand 70 sq. ft. B.A.) existing understory beech were benefited, but few hard maple, white ash, and yellow birch seedlings grew more than 12 inches high. This is 17 years after the first cutting. "Does this happen only on less-fertile soils? Would hard maples have reacted like this on more-fertile soils? Maple seed trees were more abundant here than beech seed trees."
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: selection
post-harvest
hardwood
Organisms: maple
yellow birch
white ash
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: With light selection cutting (residual stand 70 sq. ft. B.A.) existing understory beech were benefited, but few hard maple, white ash, and yellow birch seedlings grew more than 12 inches high. This is 17 years after the first cutting. "Does this happen only on less-fertile soils? Would hard maples have reacted like this on more-fertile soils? Maple seed trees were more abundant here than beech seed trees."
Date: 1950

The natural area also contains stands of northern hardwoods. Here, beech have developed beneath large yellow birch and hard maple.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
Organisms: beech
yellow birch
maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: The natural area also contains stands of northern hardwoods. Here, beech have developed beneath large yellow birch and hard maple.
Date: 1950

On some drier sites hardwoods dominated the overstory before cutting, but there were a few understory softwoods.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: hardwood
pre-harvest
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: On some drier sites hardwoods dominated the overstory before cutting, but there were a few understory softwoods.
Date: 1950

Mature norther hardwoods containing many intermediate beech. In this stand ages of mature trees averaged; hard maple 235, yellow birch 218, and beech 230.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
hardwood
old growth
Organisms: beech
maple
yellow birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Mature norther hardwoods containing many intermediate beech. In this stand ages of mature trees averaged; hard maple 235, yellow birch 218, and beech 230.
Date: 1950

Second growth northern hardwoods which followed a 100% clearcutting 50 years earlier. The Fernow area near Tupper Lake, N.Y. Area clearcut about 1900 to prepare it for a softwood planting which never was completed.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: regeneration
hardwood
post-harvest
clearcut
Organisms: yellow birch
Location: Fernow area
Description: Second growth northern hardwoods which followed a 100% clearcutting 50 years earlier. The Fernow area near Tupper Lake, N.Y. Area clearcut about 1900 to prepare it for a softwood planting which never was completed.
Date: 1950

Clearcut in 1937. Deer suppressed hardwoods until exclosure was put up 10 years later. With protection, white ash and yellow birch are growing; none this large are found outside the exclosure.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
clearcut
browse
hardwood
Organisms: deer
yellow birch
white ash
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Clearcut in 1937. Deer suppressed hardwoods until exclosure was put up 10 years later. With protection, white ash and yellow birch are growing; none this large are found outside the exclosure.
Date: 1950

Control plot. Under the dense hardwood overstory, few hard maple, yellow birch, or white ash seedlings developed beyond 12 inches high. Even the tolerant witch hobble and beech were much less abundant here than on the selection plot where they had more light.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: suppression
hardwood
Organisms: maple
beech
yellow birch
witch hobble
white ash
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Control plot. Under the dense hardwood overstory, few hard maple, yellow birch, or white ash seedlings developed beyond 12 inches high. Even the tolerant witch hobble and beech were much less abundant here than on the selection plot where they had more light.
Date: 1950

Image taken at coordinates 70-22, direction N55W, distance 30 chains, with a bearing of S53E. Mature hard maple and yellow birch with sapling hard maple and beech understory. Suppressed spruce saplings.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
Hardwood
personnel
Organisms: maple
yellow birch
beech
spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 55
Description: Image taken at coordinates 70-22, direction N55W, distance 30 chains, with a bearing of S53E. Mature hard maple and yellow birch with sapling hard maple and beech understory. Suppressed spruce saplings.
Date: 1950

Image taken at coordinates 73-21; direction S85E; distance 145ft; with a bearing of S48E. Hard maple and yellow birch with beech understory - many of the hardwoods that are to be cut as a result of treatment application, will be excellent growing stock quality. String in picture was used for 100% cruise.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
hardwood
personnel
cruise
Organisms: maple
yellow birch
beech
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 55
Description: Image taken at coordinates 73-21; direction S85E; distance 145ft; with a bearing of S48E. Hard maple and yellow birch with beech understory - many of the hardwoods that are to be cut as a result of treatment application, will be excellent growing stock quality. String in picture was used for 100% cruise.
Date: 1950