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THE WHITE PINE. 



Taiili: \'I. — Jiiv i/iildx 11/ IVhitv Pine niiil miniiiiniiuiils vf siimpte Irtei — Coutiniied. 



->IItIIIGAN-('ouIiniied. 



CJ) SiTEfc: Prt'8<juo Isle County. 



[7U0 to 800 feet nbove sea level.] 

 Soil ; Deep, loose, tfray mjiikI, covered with leaves ; said to l>e underlaid l)y day. 



Forett conditittnt : White Pine (08 per cent), interuiixed with Ked Pine (U jier eent). Hemlock 

 (18 per cent), with scattering Cedar. 



Clanijiealioit : White Pine 



Doniiuaut per cent.. 52 



Oppressed do 18 



Suppressed do 30 



ACRK YIELD. 



Sample area; 1 acre. 



Age of pine: 130 to 140 years. 

 Densiij- of crown cover: 0.7 to 



0.8. 

 Number of trees: 181. 



Total yield : All species, 11,162 cubic feet, of which White Pine 73 jut cent. 

 A-veratfe annual accretion : Wliite Pine. 63 cubic feet. 



302 feet B. M. 



MEASUREMENTS OF SAMPLE TREES. 

 Age clans .■ 130 to 150 years. 



DOMI.NANT UROWTH. 



Tree number. 



34 



9 



33 



37 



36 



35 



2 



■22.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 



4 , 



3 



1 



16 



Average 

 27 



26!";!!!!!!;!; 

 11 



20 



30 



24 



5 



Average 



Diameter 

 Age. i (breast Height. 



rear#. 



uo 



136 

 135 

 134 

 136 

 135 

 1.38 

 133 

 130 

 I3S 

 138 

 139 



135. • 



142 

 142 

 142 

 142 

 143 

 149 

 148 



Inches. 

 19.5 

 19.7 

 20.0 

 22.0 

 22.5 

 21.7 

 22.8 

 23.2 

 24.0 

 24.0 

 23.5 

 25.0 



144 



22.3 



23.0 

 24.0 

 23.5 

 22.0 



24. 2 



25. 

 26.3 



Feet. 

 124 

 114 

 115 

 U3 

 123 

 122 

 119 

 116 

 106 

 108 

 113 

 122 



Rings 

 jter inch 



on 

 stump. 



Volume 

 of tree. 



116 



117 

 110 

 114 

 119 

 116 

 113 

 115 



24.0 



115 



.Vo. 

 6.5 

 0.7 

 6.2 

 6.0 

 8.5 

 5.9 

 6.1 

 5.5 

 5.3 

 5.6 

 5.7 

 5.7 



Cu./t. 

 109.8 

 115.9 

 121.5, 

 123. 5 

 130. 1 

 l:!6. 4 

 138.5 

 141.1 

 143.5 

 144.7 

 14(5.5 

 187.3 



Factor 



of 

 shape. 



0.42 

 .49 

 .48 

 .31 

 .39 

 .44 

 .40 

 .42 

 .43 

 .42 

 .43 

 .44 



Ratio of 



length 



of crown 



to total 



height of 



tree. 



Current nunual 

 accretion. 



Average 



annual 



accre. 



tion. 



0.34 

 .31 

 .32 

 .27 

 .30 

 .32 

 ..30 

 .38 

 .40 

 .35 

 .26 

 .50 



Percent. Cu./t. Cu./t. 



1.0 



1.2 



6 



7 



4 



5.9 



5.8 

 5.8 

 .5.7 

 6.0 

 5.8 

 5.7 

 5.5 



136. « 



138.9 

 140.6 

 148.0 

 1:-|7. 3 

 164.3 

 168.8 

 205.4 



.42 



.41 

 .41 

 .43 

 .49 

 .45 

 .46 

 .46 



.34 



.30 

 .39 

 .36 

 .26 

 .38 

 .34 

 .39 



1.10 

 1.39 

 1.94 



.86 

 1.82 



.95 

 1.38 

 1.69 

 2.68 

 1.30 

 1.46 

 2.81 



1.61 



1.C7 

 2.11 

 2.66 

 2.36 

 2.79 

 1.35 

 2.46 



100.5 



1.4 



2.20 



0.78 

 .85 

 .90 

 .92 

 .96 

 1.01 

 1.00 

 1.06 

 1.10 

 1.07 

 1.U6 

 1.27 



1.00 



.98 

 .99 

 1.04 

 1.11 

 1.14 

 1.06 

 1.39 



1.10 



