SEED PRODUCTION OF WESTERN WHITE PINE. 



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Table 3. — 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. 3, Kaniksu National Forest {area, one-half acre) — Continued. 



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





Crown 

 class. 



Diameter. 



Age. 



Height. 



Cones, 

 open or 

 closed. 



Number of cones, by inch lengths. 



Tree No. 



3 to 4 

 inches. 



5 to 6 



inches. 



7 to 8 

 inches. 



9 to 10 

 inches. 



Total. 





I 



I 



n 



ii 



ii 



in 



Inches. 



18 



18 



17 



13 

 15 



Years. 



150 



130 



145 



153 

 145 



Feet. 



151 



139 



136 



129 

 134 



/Closed 





3 

 3 

 8 

 2 



3 

 8 

 9 

 11 

 12 

 2 

 5 



1 

 2 



3 



5 



7 















2 







17 





/..do 





16 





(Open 











2 







4 

 5 



g 



3 



...do 





10 



0) 









Total (5 1 

























25 



50 



11 



86 

















Tree No. 



Average 

 length 

 of cone. 



Total 

 weight 

 of cones. 



Total 

 volume 

 of cones. 



Weight of 

 clean seed. 



Number of 

 clean seed 

 per pound. 



Per cent 

 of germi- 

 nation. 



Per cent 

 germinating 

 in first 144 

 days of test. 



1 



Inches, 

 f 6.9 

 1 6.9 

 6.3 



f 7.4 



\ 7.7 



5.5 



6.5 



Pounds. 

 0.8 

 1.1 

 1.4 

 1.6 

 1.7 

 .5 

 1.0 



Bushels. 

 0.056 

 .183 

 .255 

 .255 

 .292 

 .045 

 .073 



Grams. 

 14. 180 



8.106 

 10.183 



9.280 

 13.855 



6.130 

 14. 385 



6.130 



31, 744 



32,000 

 26,960 

 28, 267 

 25,472 

 34, 560 

 29, 312 

 34, 560 



| 19.5 



36.5 



J- 46.5 



22 

 35.5 



13.5 



2 



22.5 



1 



42.0 



2 



18.5 



3 



23.0 



(i) 

















Total (5 trees) . . 



6.9 



8.1 



1.159 



82. 249 

















TOTAL SEED PRODUCTION. 













Yield from sample trees. 



Yield of germinable seed. 



Crown class. 



Total trees. 



Total sample 

 trees. 



Cones. 



Cleaned 

 seed. 



Germi- 



nable 



seed. 2 



Per 

 plot. 



Per acre. 



I 



No. Per ct. 

 10 10 

 22 23 



18 18 



No. 

 2 

 3 



Perct. 

 20 

 14 



Bush. 



0.49 



.66 



Grams. 

 32.47 

 43.65 

 6.13 



Grams. 



8.064 

 17.214 



1.349 



Grams. 



40. 320 



86. 070 



4.047 



Grams. 

 80. 640 

 172. 140 

 8.094 



No. 



5,560 



n 



10,380 



TTT 



570 



IV. 



34 

 14 



35 

 14 











V 



































Total 



98 



100 



5 



5 



1.15 



82.25 





130. 437 



3 260. 874 



16, 510 



1 Results of tree No. 2, Crown Class II, used for this tree. 



2 Weight of pure seed multiplied by their percentage of germination. 

 8 Equivalent to 0.6 pound. 



