SITKA spruce: uses, growth, management. 3 



20 miles inland. In California it grows close to the shore line and 

 along the Smith and Klamath Kivers; the southern limit of its 

 range is near Casper, in Mendocino County. 



Fio. 1. — Botanical distribution of Sitka spruce, shown by shaded areas. 



Heavy commercial stands of this species are found all the way 

 from southeastern Alaska to Coos Bay, Oreg., though by no means 

 docs this tree preponderate in the forest growth throughout this strip 

 nor is it even present everywhere. The heaviest stands of Sitka 

 spruce, in its entire range, occur in the north western part of thd 



