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A MANUAL OF FORESTRY 



2. 



Clear Cutting -icit/i Natural Reproduction. 



The success of this method depends on the thoroughness with 

 which the area is seeded from trees standing on the border of, 

 or scattered over, the cut area. Naturally, it can be used with 

 liu r hi -seeded trees only. The completeness of the seeding is 

 proportional to the area cut and the ability of the seed to be 

 carried long distances and to germinate on bare areas. For 

 example, the method on a large cut-over area would be much 

 more successful with poplar than with spruce. 



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Fig. 13. The seed tree method. 



I. A mature stand marked for a reproduction cutting. The entire stand is to be cut 



except for occasional seed trees. 



IT. Ten years later, showing the reproduction fully established and the old seed trees 

 marked for removal. 



a. Clear Cutting the Whole Stand. 



If the cutting is made just after a seed year, there may be 

 enough seed on the ground to warrant cutting off the whole 

 stand. Occasionally one finds a place where a pine or a spruce 

 stand happened to be cut at such a time, and a dense growth of 

 seedlings has resulted. 



