SEED PEODUCTIOiSr OF WESTEBN WHITE PINE. 



Table 1. — Classification of trees according to character of crown and presence or absence 

 of cones; number of cones and amount of seed produced by sample trees, and total seed 

 production on plot No. 1, Kaniksu National Forest (area, one-half acre) — Continued. 



TOTAL SEED PRODUCTION. 













Yield from sample trees. 



Yield of germ in able seed. 



Crown class. 



Total trees. 



Total sample 

 trees. 



Cones. 



Cleaned 

 seed. 



Germi- 

 nable 

 seed. 1 



Per 

 plot. 



Per acre. 



I 



No. 



21 



21 



9 



12 



8 



Perot. 

 30 

 30 

 12 

 17 

 11 



No. 



3 

 3 

 1 



Per ct. 

 14 

 14 

 11 



Bush. 



2.22 



.55 



.09 



Grams. 



414. 75 



139. 38 



13.06 



Grams. 



103. 68 



86.04 



7.31 



Grams. 



725. 78 



487. 54 



14.63 



Grams. 



1, 451. 56 



975. 086 



29.26 



No. 

 114, 408 



n 



68, 680 



LTI 



1,704 



rv 





V 

































Total 



71 



100 



7 10 



2.86 



567. 19 





1,227.95 



= 2,455. 906 



184, 792 



i "Weight of pure seed multiplied by their percentage of germination. 2 Equivalent to 5.4 pounds. 



Table 2. — Classification of trees according to character of crown and presence or absence 

 of cones; number of cones and amount of seed produced by sample trees, and total seed 

 production on plot No. 2, Kaniksu National Forest (area, one-half acre) . 



CROWN CLASSIFICATION OF TREES AND NUMBER BEARING CONES. 



Diameter breast high 

 (inches). 



Number of trees, by 



crown class. 



Trees with cones. 



Trees without cones. 



Class 

 I. 



Class 

 II. 



Class 

 HI. 



Class 



rv. 



Class 

 V. 



Number. 



Per cent. 



Number. 



Per cent. 



1 to 5 











3 



18 

 2 







3 



20 

 10 

 9 

 8 

 2 

 1 

 1 



100 



6to8 









2 

 8 

 6 

 5 







100 



9 to 10 













100 



Htol2 







3 

 5 

 3 

 1 

 1 







100 



13 to 14 









2 

 4 

 7 

 8 

 6 

 5 

 1 



20 

 66 

 87 

 89 

 100 

 100 

 100 



80 



15 to 16 





3 



7 

 6 

 1 



34 



17 to 18 









13 



19 to 20 



2 

 5 

 5 

 1 







11 



21 to 22 









23 to 24 













25 to 27 





























Total 



13 

 15 



100 



17 

 20 



94 



13 



15 



30 



21 



24 







23 



26 







33 



38 



38 



54 

 62 



62 







Per cent of each 

 class with 

















NUMBER OF CONES AND AMOUNT OF SEED PRODUCED BY SAMPLE TREES. 



Tree No. 



Crown 

 class. 



n.. 



n.. 



11.. 



m. 

 in. 

 111. 



Total (8 trees). 



Diam- 

 eter. 



Inches. 

 20 



Years. 

 144 



145 



147 



146 



134 

 145 

 144 



Height. 



150 

 164 



160 

 141 



144 



133 



134 

 138 



Cones open 

 or closed. 



Closed. 

 /Open.. 

 \Closed. 

 I Open.. 

 \Closed. 



Open., 

 /..do.... 

 \Closed. 



Open.. 



..do... 



Closed. 



Number of cones, by inch lengths. 



3 to 4 

 inches. 



5 to 6 

 inches. 



7 to 8 

 inches. 



9 to 10 



inches. 



5 





19 





8 



1 



12 



5 



3 





14 



3 



20 



3 



1 



1 



Total. 



