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THE FORESTS OF ALLEGANY COUNTY 



spicuous along the rocky north slopes of streams, often forming 

 dense, narrow belts of pure growth down to the water's edge 

 (Fig. 14). Higher up on the slopes it is usually mingled with hard- 

 woods. The White Pine forest shown in Fig. 14 is composed 

 chiefly of young timber (25 to 75 years old), ranging from 6 to occa- 

 sionally 15 inches in diameter, and under 60 feet in height. A 

 much older, scattered growth of this pine is found among hardwoods. 

 Under these conditions the trunks are 18 to 30 inches in diameter 



FIG. 14. Pure growth of white pine, near Flintstone. 



and 80 to 100 feet high. The White Pine of this county grows best 

 in moist, well drained, clayey loam soils, such as produce the finest 

 White Oak. 



DISTRIBUTION OF SUBORDINATE TIMBER TREES. 



The next most conspicuous timber trees are, among conifers, the 

 Pitch Pine, Shortleaf Pine, Table-mountain Pine a-nd Scrub Pine. 

 Of hardwoods, the principal remaining species are Sugar Maple, Red 

 Maple, Shagbark Hickory, Tulip-tree, White Ash, White Basswood, 

 Locust, Black Gum and American Elm. The pines commonly pass 



