Whitebark-Limber Pine Type 



Important Statistics 

 CFL Area (thousand acres) 



35.9 

 Net Volume 



44,045 Mft3 

 119,047 MBFS 



Percentage of CFL Total 

 3.0 



2.5 

 2.5 



This forest type actually represents two very different topographic and 

 climatic extremes. The whitebark pine forest type occurs at the upper eleva- 

 tional limits of commercial timberland. Spruce and subalpine fir were the most 

 commonly found species associated with whitebark pine. This type is often 

 found above or adjacent to the subalpine fir-spruce forest type, on sites too 

 harsh or exposed to be dominated by subalpine fir. 



The limber pine forest type can be found on some of the driest sites 

 capable of supporting trees (Pfister et al. 1977). This forest type was found 

 growing just above the grasslands and at mid- to upper-elevations on steep, 

 dry, rocky mountain slopes in the vicinity of the subalpine fir-spruce type. 

 The most commonly associated commercial tree species at lower elevations was 

 Douglas-fir. Limber pine and whitebark pine were rarely found occupying 

 the same sites. 



These forest types are not commercially important timber producers. 



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