HARDWOOD TYPE 



45 



In the virgin hardwood in Cavendish a sample acre showed the following com- 

 position. 



Number of Trees per Acre on a Flat between Low Ridges 

 Species — Veterans Standards Poles Saplings Total Per cent 



Sugar Maple. 



Ehn 



Basswood. . . . 

 Yellow Birch . 

 Hemlock .... 

 Black Cherry , 



10 



V8 

 20 



242 



100.0 



[ Total 10 48 86 98 



Percent 4.2 19.8 35.5 40.5 



As to dominant species the stand consisted of sugar maple 82.7 per cent, elm 

 13.8 per cent, yellow birch 2.5 per cent. 



The trees were counted on four acres in the hardwood forest lying between 

 Eagle lake and Redstone lake in the township of Guilford. The composition on 

 the various sites is as follows. 



Number of Trees per Acre at the Base of a Slope 



If one considers only the dominant trees, the stand becomes : maple 45.8 per 

 cent ; yellow birch 20.8 per cent ; basswood 16.7 per cent ; beech 12.5 per cent ; 

 elm 4.2 per cent. 



Species — 



Beech 



Sugar Maple . . 



Basswood 



YeUow Birch.. 



Elm 



Hop Hornbeam 



Number of Trees per Acre on a Medium Slope 

 Veterans 



194 



100.0 



Total 16 46 56 76 



Per cent 8.2 23.7 28.9 39.2 



Considering only the mature trees, one finds the stand to be 29 per cent each of 

 maple and basswood, 22.6 per cent of yellow birch, 19.4 per cent of beech. 



Species — 

 Sugar Maple . . . 



Beech 



Basswood 



Hop Hornbeam. 

 Yellow Birch... 



Number of Trees per Acre on a High Bench 

 Veterans 



Total 10 25 52 46 133 100.0 



Percent 7.5 18.8 39.1 34.6 



The composition of the dominant trees on this area is distributed as follows : 

 beech 45.7 per cent ; maple 37.2 per cent ; basswood 11.4 per cent ; yellow birch 

 5.7 per cent. 



