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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

Balsam fir thicket after thinning, on June 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: thinning
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam fir thicket after thinning, on June 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Balsam fir thicket before thinning, on June 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: thinning
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Balsam fir thicket before thinning, on June 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Sections from two balsam fir trees, section on left is from tree released 10 years ago (grew 4.5 inches from a dbh of 6.5 inches in 1944 to 11.0 inches in 1954), section on right shows last 10 years of growth of tree that was not released (grew 0.6 inches in dbh in the last decade), on June 28 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: release
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Sections from two balsam fir trees, section on left is from tree released 10 years ago (grew 4.5 inches from a dbh of 6.5 inches in 1944 to 11.0 inches in 1954), section on right shows last 10 years of growth of tree that was not released (grew 0.6 inches in dbh in the last decade), on June 28 1954
Date: 7/28/1954

Before cutting in balsam fir stand, photo point #6 (near corner of MUs 1, 8, 11, and 12, looking southeast) in MU12 on July 16 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU12
Compartment Management Study
selection system
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Before cutting in balsam fir stand, photo point #6 (near corner of MUs 1, 8, 11, and 12, looking southeast) in MU12 on July 16 1954
Date: 7/16/1954

Pre-cut, spruce 6-8 inches dbh, balsam fir 4-12 inches dbh, eastern white pine 12 inches dbh by axe, seedlings of pine, eastern hemlock, spruce, and fir, photo point #1 (looking east) in MU12 on July 16 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU12
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
eastern white pine
eastern hemlock
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre-cut, spruce 6-8 inches dbh, balsam fir 4-12 inches dbh, eastern white pine 12 inches dbh by axe, seedlings of pine, eastern hemlock, spruce, and fir, photo point #1 (looking east) in MU12 on July 16 1954
Date: 7/16/1954

Spruce and balsam fir regeneration in opening, trees in center are 15 feet tall, photo point #1 (looking southwest) in MU12 on July 16 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU12
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: spruce
balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Spruce and balsam fir regeneration in opening, trees in center are 15 feet tall, photo point #1 (looking southwest) in MU12 on July 16 1954
Date: 7/16/1954

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

Seedlings of balsam fir, eastern white pine, and white spruce in an opening made about 12 years ago, photo point #4 in MU9 on May 18 1954
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU9
Compartment Management Study
selection system
regeneration
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
white spruce
eastern white pine
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Seedlings of balsam fir, eastern white pine, and white spruce in an opening made about 12 years ago, photo point #4 in MU9 on May 18 1954
Date: 5/18/1954

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