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THE FORESTS OF CALVERT COUNTY 



by creeks. In composition the type varies little in different parts of the 

 county. The greatest variation is found along individual streams. 

 Chestnut, oak, and hickory, on the steep upper slopes of the headwaters 

 and small tributaries, give place to gum, ash, elm, and willow in the 

 narrow bottoms and on gentle slopes near the Bay and river. As the 

 area of the bottoms is very small and the gentle slopes mostly under 

 cultivation, the slope timber may be considered fairly uniform in 

 composition. 



The following table gives in detail the character and composition of 

 the typical stands: 



TABLE I. 

 (Average of 61 acres — sound trees 5 inches 



Average number Per cent 



Species. of trees of each 



per acre. species. 



Chestnut 31.95 26.5 



Beech 14.34 12.0 



White Oalc 12.90 10.7 



Red Oak 12.48 10.3 



Red Gum 9.57 8.0 



Hiclvories 6.80 5.6 



Chestnut Oak 4.69 3.8 



Scrub Pine 4.63 3.8 



Yellow Poplar 3.76 3.0 



Ashes 88 .7 



Other Species 18.72 15.6 



Total 120.72 100.0 



and over in diameter.) 



13.3 



14.84 



Stream Bottoms. 



Along the creeks where the fall is slight, narrow bottom lands are 

 sometimes found. The growth on these areas is entirely different from 

 that of the slopes. It varies from an almost pure stand of willow on 

 the bottoms of small areas to stands with ash predominating or pure 

 stands of cypress. The following tables give the characters of two 

 small stands of bottom timber, the one with ash predominating, the 

 other with cypress. The latter is a second growth, most of the large 

 trees having been removed very recently. 



