i:mi'iric.\i. i'okkstu^' in tiii': adikondacks \'.-> 



A caliper record reduced to an acre basis, computed form '>ri acres 

 of actual strip record is presented. The planted species are white pine, 

 red pine, Scotch pine, Norway spruce, and blue spruce. The species 

 that have reproduced naturally are red spruce, balsam, sugar maple, 

 red maple, black cherry, fire cherry, aspen, beech, and yellow birch. 



It may I)e worth nuiin^- tliat tlu- number of trees ])er acre. 1 .") years 

 after the establishment of the plantation, is 1 ,•"> ! 1 . Of these ')'t'.i only 

 are planted stock, all softwoods. There are in addition 4") native red 

 spruce and balsam, naturally reproduced. The striking thing to be 

 noted is the invasion by natural reproduction into a prepared and 

 planted site, of the great numbers of native hardwoods. These total 

 9 13, or ()1 per cent of the numerical value of the stand per acre. The 

 occurrence of a large number of aspen and fire cherry in this stand is 

 of temporary consideration only, as they are expected to play but a 

 small ])art in the future forest, whose typically mixcfl character seems 

 already indicated. 



The comparative numbers of trees planted were not determined with 

 accuracy since several sjjacings were included in the study. Blue 

 spruce was not planted in quantity. The presence of red spruce and 

 h.ardwoods was general over the tract but more prevalent on approach- 

 ing the timber belt mentioned. This condition, however, was avoided, 

 as far as possible, by restricting the caliper record to the center of the 

 planted area. 



The preponderance of hardwood species, combined with their greater 

 height in any given inch class makes the competition with the planted 

 softwood veiy keen. Heights were taken at random over the planta- 

 tion to get the relation of height to diameter for each species in each 

 inch class. 



Tlie general impression created by the plantation and the compiled 

 data, is that the metliod liere used of clean cutting in its true sense 

 with burning of brush has resulted in producing a mixed hardwood 

 and softzcood forest, and as such is successful. This does not answer, 

 however, the problem of planting hardwood land as ordinarily cut for 

 all merchantable species, nor does any other plantation thus far found 

 in the Adirondacks. Even on this Wawbeek area subsequent treat- 

 ment will demand the removal, at some future date, of these compet- 

 ing hardwoods, and only in that operation wall the Fernow experiment 

 of converting a. pure hardwood and mixed growth forest into a pure 

 softwood forest be completed. 



