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COMMIISSION OF CONSERVATION 



Number of Trees per Acre at the Top of a Slope 



Skecies — Veterans 



Beech 2 



Sugar Maple 2 



YeUow Birch 2 



Hemlock 



Hop Hornbeam 



Total 6 



Percent 3.1 



Without the poles and saplings, the stand has the following composition : 

 Beech 78.1 per cent ; maple and yellow birch each 9.4 per cent ; hemlock 3.1 per 

 cent. It is characteristic of the beech to be more abundant in the shallow soils at 

 the top of the ridges. 



Regarding these four site classes as representative, we would 6nd the composi- 

 tion of the hardwood forest near Redstone lake in Guilford to be : maple 42 per cent ; 

 beech 40 per cent ; basswood 8.6 per cent ; yellow birch 5.8 per cent ; hop 

 hornbeam 1.6 per cent ; hemlock 1.1 per cent ; elm 0.6 per cent ; and balsam 

 0.3 per cent. 



The tables above give a good idea of the variations in composi- 

 tion of the hardwood forest in the northern and central portions of the 

 area under consideration in this report. The hardwood forest on the 

 sedimentary limestone which occurs interruptedly across the southern 

 boundary of the watershed contains, relatively, more basswood, hop 

 hornbeam, ash, red oak, and white oak, and it was the only place where 

 burr oak was seen. Pure stands of hop hornbeam and of oak were 

 frequent. 



Since settlement is more extensive on these soils, some difficulty 

 was experienced in finding a virgin stand on the sedimentary limestone. 

 The following plot, however, was made on a lot in Harvey township, 

 where there was no indication that trees had been removed. 



Number of Trees per Acre on a Gentle Slope 



Species- 

 Sugar Mapl€ 



Hop Hornbeam. 



Ash 



Beech 



Red Oak 



White Pine 



Hemlock 



Total. . . 

 Per cent . 



Veterans Standards Poles Saplings Total Per cent 



