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PHILLIPSTON. 



There are but a few good stands of timber left in Phillipston. 

 Possibly the best of these lies on the ridge west of Queen Lake 

 or Phillipston Pond. There is also a fairly good stand of white 

 pine and mixed hardwoods oak, chestnut, birch and maple 

 on the ridge which forms the eastern border of the lake. 



Aside from the above-mentioned stands most of the forested 

 lands of Phillipston consist of pure white pine stands and 

 coppice hardwoods, together with mixed stands of white pine 

 and hardwoods, which are of the reproduction and small 

 merchantable size. Chestnut was found occasionally in pure 

 stands, but in most cases it was mixed with oak and maple. 

 Oak was found more frequently in pure stands than was the 

 chestnut. 



The principal species found, in order, are white pine, oak, 

 maple, chestnut, gray birch, white birch, spruce, larch, hemlock 

 and a little yellow birch. Basswood was noticed in many 

 places, but this existed only in the reproduction size. Ash also 

 appeared in small quantities. 



On account of the scarcity of good timber there are no wood- 

 working industries in the town. 



Land Types. 



1 Hardwoods are gray birch, soft maple, oak and chestnut. 



2 Principally gray birch and red maple, with some white and yellow birch and beech in the 

 larger sizes. 



