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A shelterwood cut has been made to get more reproduction before the final cut 10-15 years later. This compartment is meant to produce an even-aged stand of red spruce, balsam fir, and white pine.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: shelterwood
Organisms: red spruce
fir
white pine
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 19
Description: A shelterwood cut has been made to get more reproduction before the final cut 10-15 years later. This compartment is meant to produce an even-aged stand of red spruce, balsam fir, and white pine.
Date: 10/23/1953

Foreground -- red spruce stand on small knoll within black spruce swamp. White pine grows on the knoll but not in the swamp.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
swamp
Organisms: white pine
black spruce
red spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Foreground -- red spruce stand on small knoll within black spruce swamp. White pine grows on the knoll but not in the swamp.
Date: 12/4/1952

Bert Sussice felling 20" red spruce with chainsaw.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: harvest
personnel
equipment
chainsaw
Organisms: red spruce
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Bert Sussice felling 20" red spruce with chainsaw.
Date: 10/22/1952

Part of stand before cutting. Red spruce on left is 18". Area in left background has been cut over for sawtimber.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
sawtimber
Organisms: red spruce
paper birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 25
Description: Part of stand before cutting. Red spruce on left is 18". Area in left background has been cut over for sawtimber.
Date: 10/22/1952