SYLVICULTURE. 



Spruce. 



Balsam. 



Soft Maple. 



Birch. 



White Pine (intermediate). 



Black Cherry. 



Black and White Ash. 



Bird Cherry. 



Cottonwood. 



Tamarack. 



The trees above White Pine Pinchot calls "tolerant" and those 

 below White Pine " intolerant of shade." 



III. The leading species of the United States, classed according 

 to light or shade-demanding qualities are: 



a. Eastern Conifers: 



Long Leaf Pine distinctly intolerant of shade. 



Echinata light demander. 



Taeda intermediate. 



Virginiana intermediate. 



Eigida not so much as virginiaiia. 



Bald Cypress light demander. 



Chamaecyparis spheroidea shade bearer. 



Spruce fair shade bearer. 



Balsam intense shade bearer. 



Hemlock intense shade bearer. 



Tamarack light demander. 



Arbor vitae shade bearer. 



White Pine intermediate. 



Jack Pine light demanding towards intermediate. 



Norway Pine light demander. 



b. Eastern hardwoods: 

 Beech shade bearer. 

 Hard Maple shade bearer. 

 Silver Maple shade bearer. 

 Red Maple shade bearer. 

 Black Gum shade bearer. 

 Sourwood light demander. 

 Locust light demander. 

 Yellow Poplar light demander. 

 Chestnut intermediate. 



Oaks light demanders (White and Red Oak stand lots of shade 

 when young). 



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