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Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), Dan Keddell conducting inventory, in MU33 in June 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
shelterwood system
personnel
plot
regeneration
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration plots starting from east line (BU, BV), Dan Keddell conducting inventory, in MU33 in June 1979
Date: Jun-79

Fran Laurler reducing stand density to 55 square feet of basal area in shelterwood cut (DI, DJ), in MU33 in June 1979
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU33
shelterwood system
personnel
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Fran Laurler reducing stand density to 55 square feet of basal area in shelterwood cut (DI, DJ), in MU33 in June 1979
Date: Jun-79

Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, person with snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
equipment
regeneration
personnel
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, person with snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
Date: 1975

A person standing with regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in 1975
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
personnel
regeneration
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: A person standing with regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, in MU23 in 1975
Date: 1975

Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, person with snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
personnel
regeneration
equipment
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Regeneration three years after final overstory removal in uniform shelterwood, person with snow machine, in MU23 in 1975
Date: 1975

Balsam woolly aphid (adelgid) stem attack classified as heavy, on June 3 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
damage
Organisms: balsam fir
balsam woolly adelgid
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam woolly aphid (adelgid) stem attack classified as heavy, on June 3 1958
Date: 6/3/1958

Balsam woolly aphid (adelgid) stem attack, on June 3 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
damage
Organisms: balsam fir
balsam woolly adelgid
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam woolly aphid (adelgid) stem attack, on June 3 1958
Date: 6/3/1958

Balsam woolly aphid (adelgid) stem attack, on June 3 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
damage
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam woolly aphid (adelgid) stem attack, on June 3 1958
Date: 6/3/1958

Dense second-growth balsam fir (image used in silvics paper), in June 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Dense second-growth balsam fir (image used in silvics paper), in June 1958
Date: Jun-58

Arthur Hart in a second-growth balsam fir stand, balsam fir regeneration by building, in June 1958
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
regeneration
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Arthur Hart in a second-growth balsam fir stand, balsam fir regeneration by building, in June 1958
Date: Jun-58

Balsam fir regeneration in opening east of swamp on Harper Drive in April 1957
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
regeneration
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam fir regeneration in opening east of swamp on Harper Drive in April 1957
Date: Apr-57

Pre-cut balsam fir stand with 8-9 inch dbh fir marked, photo point #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
personnel
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre-cut balsam fir stand with 8-9 inch dbh fir marked, photo point #1 in MU13 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Heavy marking of balsam fir, 7-12 inches before cutting, in MU13, photo point #4 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU13
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
marking
personnel
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Heavy marking of balsam fir, 7-12 inches before cutting, in MU13, photo point #4 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Opening seeding in to balsam fir, eastern hemlock, red maple, and American beech, photo point #4 (between old woods road and MU14 boundary) in MU15 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU15
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
personnel
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
eastern hemlock
red maple
American beech
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Opening seeding in to balsam fir, eastern hemlock, red maple, and American beech, photo point #4 (between old woods road and MU14 boundary) in MU15 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

Balsam fir saplings in foreground, 10-inch dbh spruce and eastern hemlock in background, photo point #2 (permanent sample plot 2/2, west of gravel road, south of woods road looking north) in MU4 on July 5 1956
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU4
Compartment Management Study
diameter-limit cut
personnel
plot
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
spruce
eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam fir saplings in foreground, 10-inch dbh spruce and eastern hemlock in background, photo point #2 (permanent sample plot 2/2, west of gravel road, south of woods road looking north) in MU4 on July 5 1956
Date: 7/5/1956

In October 1956.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: In October 1956.
Date: 1956

In October 1956.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
blowdown
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: In October 1956.
Date: 1956

Before cutting in mixed stand. Balsam fir 7 inches, American beech 9 inches, red maple 10 inches, in MU23 on March 31 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
personnel
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
American beech
red maple
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Before cutting in mixed stand. Balsam fir 7 inches, American beech 9 inches, red maple 10 inches, in MU23 on March 31 1955
Date: 3/31/1955

Poor cutting practice (commercial clearcut) in the Cutting Practice Level Study, fifth growing season after stumpwood cutting in spruce - balsam fir stand, raspberry plants growing in "stump road," in MU1 on July 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU1
Cutting Practice Level Study
commercial clearcut
personnel
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
raspberry
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Poor cutting practice (commercial clearcut) in the Cutting Practice Level Study, fifth growing season after stumpwood cutting in spruce - balsam fir stand, raspberry plants growing in "stump road," in MU1 on July 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Overstory of 100-year-old white pine with dense understory of tolerant balsam fir and red spruce. This is typical in this vicinity. There is little opportunity for new white pines. These 100-year-old pines originated after an extremely hot fire burned heavy softwood slash.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: old growth
softwood
personnel
Organisms: white pine
red spruce
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Overstory of 100-year-old white pine with dense understory of tolerant balsam fir and red spruce. This is typical in this vicinity. There is little opportunity for new white pines. These 100-year-old pines originated after an extremely hot fire burned heavy softwood slash.
Date: 1950

After large white pines were cut about 40 years ago, these understory red spruce and balsam fir - and a few pines - occupied the site.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
second growth
post harvest
Organisms: white pine
red spruce
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After large white pines were cut about 40 years ago, these understory red spruce and balsam fir - and a few pines - occupied the site.
Date: 1950

After a stand of large pines were cut about 1900, understory balsam fir and spruce developed to pulpwood size. Only a few pines originated after the cutting in 1900, because spruce and fir already occupied the site.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
harvest
log deck
stump
Organisms: white pine
balsam fir
spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: After a stand of large pines were cut about 1900, understory balsam fir and spruce developed to pulpwood size. Only a few pines originated after the cutting in 1900, because spruce and fir already occupied the site.
Date: 1950

Understory red spruce, balsam fir, and a few white pines occupied the site after large overstory pines were cut about 40 years ago.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
Organisms: red spruce
white pine
balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Understory red spruce, balsam fir, and a few white pines occupied the site after large overstory pines were cut about 40 years ago.
Date: 1950

Balsam fir, about 70 years old, was partially uprooted by hurricane Hazel.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
blowdown
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Balsam fir, about 70 years old, was partially uprooted by hurricane Hazel.
Date: 1950

Part of stand at lower elevation, before cutting occurred in 1955.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
pre-harvest
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Part of stand at lower elevation, before cutting occurred in 1955.
Date: 1950

Upper slope balsam fir at 3,759 feet elevation. Growth is slow. At elevations 1,000 feet higher fir generally do not exceed 1/3 this site.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
softwood
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Upper slope balsam fir at 3,759 feet elevation. Growth is slow. At elevations 1,000 feet higher fir generally do not exceed 1/3 this site.
Date: 1950

These fir came in after a softwood cutting about 40 years ago.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
post-harvest
softwood
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: These fir came in after a softwood cutting about 40 years ago.
Date: 1950

After cutting, in October 1950.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: personnel
stump
post-harvest
Organisms: balsam fir
maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 29
Description: After cutting, in October 1950.
Date: 1950