CHARACTEK OF BROADLEAF FORESTS 



made for a future growth to replace 

 the present one. 



Of the broadleaf forests there are 

 many types. There are forests of oak 

 and chestnut, of maple and beech ; dry 

 upland forests, and the tangled woods 

 of the swamps. There are young thick- 

 ets of bu^ch and aspen, of willow and 

 alder, and scrubby oak barrens. There 

 are second-growth forests, and now 

 and then even a patch of fine old virgin 

 timber. In size, also, there is a great 

 difference, from the grove that covers 

 the hilltop to the unbroken forest that 

 stretches over an entire mountain 

 range. 



It appears, therefore, that \mriety is 

 one of the marked characteristics of 

 our eastern woods. As several hun- 

 dred different kinds of trees enter into 

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