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Part of harvest from Farm Woodlot Study, in MU7B on December 3 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU7B
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
logging
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Part of harvest from Farm Woodlot Study, in MU7B on December 3 1958
Date: 12/3/1958

Wood cut in spring of 1958 stacked along woods road near western boundary, in MU2 in May 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
logging
road
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Wood cut in spring of 1958 stacked along woods road near western boundary, in MU2 in May 1958
Date: May-58

Balsam fir (photo used in silvics paper) in MU7B in February 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU7B
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam fir (photo used in silvics paper) in MU7B in February 1958
Date: Feb-58

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

Pile of wood cut by Carlow's men, in MU7B in Summer 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU7B
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
logging
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pile of wood cut by Carlow's men, in MU7B in Summer 1958
Date: Summer 1958

Aspen marked for cutting to release balsam fir and spruce, photo point #4 in MU2 on July 16 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
marking
release
photo point
Organisms: aspen
balsam fir
spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Aspen marked for cutting to release balsam fir and spruce, photo point #4 in MU2 on July 16 1954
Date: 7/16/1954

5-7 inch dbh balsam fir, trees rotted at butts weakened so that they were easily broken off by wind, photo point #6 (looking north 25 degrees east) in MU7 on August 14 1952
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU7
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
damage
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: 5-7 inch dbh balsam fir, trees rotted at butts weakened so that they were easily broken off by wind, photo point #6 (looking north 25 degrees east) in MU7 on August 14 1952
Date: 8/14/1952

Opening about 10 years old in mixed-species stand, slash has disintegrated enough for regeneration to come in under ferns, stump is 4 feet tall, small balsam fir is 6 feet tall, photo point #3 (looking north 60 degrees east) in MU7 on August 14 1952
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU7
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
fern
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Opening about 10 years old in mixed-species stand, slash has disintegrated enough for regeneration to come in under ferns, stump is 4 feet tall, small balsam fir is 6 feet tall, photo point #3 (looking north 60 degrees east) in MU7 on August 14 1952
Date: 8/14/1952

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

Chance for timber stand improvement by removing cull 14-inch dbh maple to release 3-inch dbh eastern hemlock, photo point #5 (looking north 50 degrees east) in MU7 on August 14 1952
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU7
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
timber stand improvement
release
photo point
Organisms: eastern hemlock
maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Chance for timber stand improvement by removing cull 14-inch dbh maple to release 3-inch dbh eastern hemlock, photo point #5 (looking north 50 degrees east) in MU7 on August 14 1952
Date: 8/14/1952

First-year twitch trail that may be improved into a sled road and eventually into a truck road for hauling wood, in MU2 on October 18 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
road
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: First-year twitch trail that may be improved into a sled road and eventually into a truck road for hauling wood, in MU2 on October 18 1951
Date: 10/18/1951

Pulpwood ricks, in MU2 on October 18 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
logging
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pulpwood ricks, in MU2 on October 18 1951
Date: 10/18/1951

Timber stand improvement work thinning red maple sprout clumps to best stem of each clump, in MU2 on October 18 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
logging
timber stand improvement
Organisms: red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Timber stand improvement work thinning red maple sprout clumps to best stem of each clump, in MU2 on October 18 1951
Date: 10/18/1951

Yard of tree-length wood from 1951 salvage cutting, in MU2 on October 18 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
logging
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Yard of tree-length wood from 1951 salvage cutting, in MU2 on October 18 1951
Date: 10/18/1951

Opening caused by dying balsam fir. Fir seeding in (up to 3 feet tall), some eastern white pine and spruce, photo point #7 (north 38 degrees east) in MU2 on August 16 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
eastern white pine
spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Opening caused by dying balsam fir. Fir seeding in (up to 3 feet tall), some eastern white pine and spruce, photo point #7 (north 38 degrees east) in MU2 on August 16 1951
Date: 8/22/1951

White spruce and balsam fir regeneration under red maple, red oak, and paper birch. Older fir have died out, photo point #8 (north 12 degrees east) in MU2 on August 22 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: white spruce
balsam fir
red maple
red oak
paper birch
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: White spruce and balsam fir regeneration under red maple, red oak, and paper birch. Older fir have died out, photo point #8 (north 12 degrees east) in MU2 on August 22 1951
Date: 8/22/1951

Eastern white pine stand with balsam fir understory, many pine seedlings of 1950 seed crop have germinated, photo point #2 in MU2 on August 16 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: eastern white pine
balsam fir
regeneration
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Eastern white pine stand with balsam fir understory, many pine seedlings of 1950 seed crop have germinated, photo point #2 in MU2 on August 16 1951
Date: 8/16/1951

Red maple sprout clumps before thinning, on moist site along intermittent stream, balsam fir and white spruce regeneration, photo point #3 in MU2 on August 16 1951
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU2
Farm Woodlot Study
selection system
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: red maple
balsam fir
white spruce
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Red maple sprout clumps before thinning, on moist site along intermittent stream, balsam fir and white spruce regeneration, photo point #3 in MU2 on August 16 1951
Date: 8/16/1951