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Station B'. 



Site a. 



Speciks: Piiius paJiistris. Tkf.e No. 20. 



Position of tree (if any special point notable not appearing in general description of site, exceptional exposure to 

 light or dense position, etc., protected by buildings). On slope of a section of about 20 degrees: sontlieni 

 exposure; crown/ccc S. to S. W., sligbtly touching N. to N. E. 



Origin of tree (if ascertainable: natural seediiicj, sprout from stump, artificial planting). 



Diameter breast-high: 17 inches. 

 Height to first limb: 36 feet. 

 Age (annual rings on stump) : 110. 



Height oi-- stump : 2 feet 9 inches. 

 Length of felled tuee : 89 feet 3 inches. 

 Total Height: 92 feet. 



Species: Pinua palustria. 

 Station (denoted by capital letter): A. 



State: Alabama. County: Esvnmhia. Town: Wilson. 



Longitude : 87° 34'. Latitude : Sl° 2". Average altitude : 2S0. 



General configuration : Ltvel, or uuditlating, or loxo. Plain— hills— plateau — mountainous. General trend of 



valleys or hills. Southern. 

 Climatic features: Subtropical; mean annual temperature, 65^^; mean annual rainfall, S5 to 60 inches. 

 SiTF. (denoted by small letter) : a. 



Aspect: Level — ravine— cove— bench — slope (angle approximately upland). Turpentine orvhard abandoned 

 1SS6. 



Exposure: Elevation (above average station altitude), about 30 feet. 



Soil conditions : 



(1) Geological formation (if known): Post-tertiary, Oranije or Lafayette, sands of stratified southern drift. 



(2) Mineral composition: Clay — limestone — loam — marl — sandy loam — loamy sand — sand — gravelly. 



(3) Surface cover: Bare — grassy — mossy. Leaf cover: Abundant — moderate — scanty — lacking. 



(4) Depth of vegetable mold (humus): Absent — very moderate- plenty— or give depth in inches: about 3 



inches mixed with soil. 



(5) Grain, mechanical conditions, and admixtures: Very fine — fine — medium — coarse — porous — light 



loose— moderately loose— compact — binding — stones or rock, size of 



(6) Moisture conditions : Wet — moist — fresh — dry — arid — well drained — liable to overflow— swampy — near 



stream or spring or other kind of water supply 



(7) Color: Ashy yray. 



(8) Depth to sub.soil (if known) : Shallow (5 to 4 inches to 1 foot)— deep, (1 foot to 4 feet)— very deep (over 



4 feet) — shifting. 



(9) Nature of sub.soil (if ascertainable) 



Forest conditions: Mixed timber— pure— dense growth— niodirately dense — open loamy yellow sand for 1 foot, 



followed by coarser sandy loam, irrcijularhj trurcrscd by ledyes of compact f err uyiuuns cunylomerate. 

 Associated species : None. 



Proportions of these 



Average height 



Undergrowth: Dense— scanty-kind: Scrubby lilack Jack, Blue .Jack, Barren and Post Oak. 

 Conditions in the open : Field— pasture— lawn— clearing (how long cleared) : Dense yrowlh of species. 

 Nature of soil cover (if any): Weeds — lirusli— sod. 



(rarely) 

 Tlie undergrowth of scrub oak scarcely exceeds 2 feet in height. 



Note.— As much as possible make description by underscoring terms used above. Add other descriptive terms 

 if necessary. 



