THE ART OF THE SECOND GROWTH 



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." Species neither tolerant 

 nor intolerant are " intermediates." 



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. 



Virginia — intermediate. 



Rigida — not so tolerant as Virginiana, 



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 — liglit 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 (WTiite and Red Oak stand shade 



when yoimg). 

 Elm — shade bearer. 



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