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Looking northwest along the hollow from a point about 2 chains NE of plot 21-60. Overstory of red maple and deteriorating white birch with understory of spruce and fir. Red maple in foreground was poisoned in 1954, Stand before 1955 cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
Organisms: red maple
paper birch
red spruce
fir
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Looking northwest along the hollow from a point about 2 chains NE of plot 21-60. Overstory of red maple and deteriorating white birch with understory of spruce and fir. Red maple in foreground was poisoned in 1954, Stand before 1955 cutting.
Date: 5/10/1955

Northern white-cedar stand on low ground with balsam fir regeneration, a red maple and a paper birch are marked for removal in a selection cutting, photo point #1 (south 60 degrees west, 1.8 chains from center of permanent sample plot 1/3) in MU17 on May 6 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU17
Compartment Management Study
selection system
marking
regeneration
plot
photo point
Organisms: northern white-cedar
red maple
paper birch
balsam fir
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Northern white-cedar stand on low ground with balsam fir regeneration, a red maple and a paper birch are marked for removal in a selection cutting, photo point #1 (south 60 degrees west, 1.8 chains from center of permanent sample plot 1/3) in MU17 on May 6 1955
Date: 5/6/1955

Overstory of pine, white birch, and a few red maple. Taken N30E from photo station #2, located on knoll southeast of plot 20-61. Stand before cutting.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pre-harvest
Organisms: pine
paper birch
red maple
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest; Compartment 14
Description: Overstory of pine, white birch, and a few red maple. Taken N30E from photo station #2, located on knoll southeast of plot 20-61. Stand before cutting.
Date: 4/28/1955

Pre cut, balsam fir, paper birch, red maple, beech, photo point #2 in MU23 on March 21 1955
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Collection: Penobscot Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: MU23
Compartment Management Study
shelterwood system
photo point
Organisms: balsam fir
paper birch
red maple
beech
Location: Penobscot Experimental Forest; Maine
Description: Pre cut, balsam fir, paper birch, red maple, beech, photo point #2 in MU23 on March 21 1955
Date: 3/21/1955

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

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

Red maple and white birch interfering with softwood were treated with frill and sodium arsenite. This will destroy them and also peel the bark to make them suitable for pulpwood.
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Collection: Paul Smith Experimental Forest Historical Photo Archive
Keywords: pulpwood
Organisms: red maple
paper birch
Location: Paul Smith Experimental Forest
Description: Red maple and white birch interfering with softwood were treated with frill and sodium arsenite. This will destroy them and also peel the bark to make them suitable for pulpwood.
Date: 1950