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Mixed conifer-white birch residual stand photo. Taken facing N85E from a spot 2.06 chains N78E of stake 83-20. No initial stand photo of this area. The area was occupied primarily by mature and over mature hemlock. Cutter dicontinued cutting after the poor quality of the hemlock became evident. Seed source spruce is abundant on the perimeter of this area. Some small spruce and white pine reproduction present in limited number.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
Organisms: hemlock
paper birch
spruce
white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 50
Description: Mixed conifer-white birch residual stand photo. Taken facing N85E from a spot 2.06 chains N78E of stake 83-20. No initial stand photo of this area. The area was occupied primarily by mature and over mature hemlock. Cutter dicontinued cutting after the poor quality of the hemlock became evident. Seed source spruce is abundant on the perimeter of this area. Some small spruce and white pine reproduction present in limited number.
Date: 3/26/1957

Taken S60W from point S26E 0.11 chains from stake 58-21. Patch of softwood reproduction developing in small hole formed by dying of paper birch in overstory. Cutting was very light in this area. After 1955 cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
reproduction
Organisms: paper birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Taken S60W from point S26E 0.11 chains from stake 58-21. Patch of softwood reproduction developing in small hole formed by dying of paper birch in overstory. Cutting was very light in this area. After 1955 cut.
Date: 10/3/1956

Taken toward stake 60-19 from a point 0.40 chains S81E of stake. Stand of 6"-8" spruce with a few pine. Overstory of small white birch was deteriorating even before area was poisoned. Cutting was very light in this area. G. Lavoy in photo. After 1955 cut.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
personnel
Organisms: spruce
pine
paper birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Taken toward stake 60-19 from a point 0.40 chains S81E of stake. Stand of 6"-8" spruce with a few pine. Overstory of small white birch was deteriorating even before area was poisoned. Cutting was very light in this area. G. Lavoy in photo. After 1955 cut.
Date: 10/3/1956

Some areas were only lightly disturbed by the first cut. The 100-year-old white birch contained too much heartwood to satisfy turning-wood markets within a reasonable distance.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: post-harvest
old growth
Organisms: paper birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Some areas were only lightly disturbed by the first cut. The 100-year-old white birch contained too much heartwood to satisfy turning-wood markets within a reasonable distance.
Date: 1950