HARDWOOD TYPE 



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In the virgin hardwood in Cavendish a sample acre showed the following com- 

 position. 



NiTMBER OF Trees per Acre on a Flat between Low Ridges 

 Species — Veterans Standards Poles Saplings Total Per cent 



As to dominant species the stand consisted of sugar maple 82.7 per cent, elm 

 13.8 per cent, yellow birch 2.5 per cent. 



The trees were coimted on four acres in the hardwood forest lying between 

 Eagle lake and Redstone lake in the township of Guilford. The composition on 

 the various sites is as follows. 



Number of Trees per Acre at the Base of a Slope 



Species — 

 Sugar Maple . . . 



Basswood 



Beech 



YcUow Birch . . . 



Hemlock 



Hop Hornbeam. 



Ehn 



Balsam 



Veterans 

 2 

 1 



Standards 

 9 

 3 

 3 

 2 



Poles 

 14 



4 



4 



2 

 , 3 



3 



i 



Saplings 



26 



3 



2 



Total 

 51 

 11 



9 



7 



3 



3 



1 



1 



86 



Per cent 



60.0 



13.1 



10.5 



8.2 



3.5 



2.3 



1.2 



1.2 



100.0 



Total 7 17 31 31 



Percent 8 20 36 36 



If one considers only the dominant trees, the stand becomes : maple 45.8 per 

 cent ; yellow birch 20.8 per cent ; basswood 16.7 per cent ; beech 12.5 per cent ; 

 elm 4.2 per cent. 



Number of Trees pee Acre on a Medium Slope 



Considering only the mature trees, one finds the stand to be 29 per cent each of 

 maple and basswood, 22.6 per cent of yellow birch, 19.4 per cent of beech. 



Number of Trees per Acre on a High Bench 



The composition of the dominant trees on this area is distributed as follows : 

 beech 45.7 per cent ; maple 37.2 per cent ; basswood 11.4 per cent ; yellow birch 

 5.7 per cent. 



