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1 Hardwoods are red maple and birch. 



> About one-third pitch pine and two-thirds hemlock. 



Gardner. 

 No extensive areas of woodland occur. There is a con- 

 siderable amount of forest scattered here and there in groups 

 and separated by large logged areas, swamps and brushy 

 pasture. The northern part of the town is more forested than 

 the southern part. Much good white pine is found and a 

 considerable amount of maple, beech and birch. The pine is 

 mixed with maple, beech, birch, poplar and cherry rather than 

 with chestnut and oaks, as it commonly is in the southern part 

 of Worcester County. Both red and sugar maple are more 

 plentiful here than in the southern part of the county. Ex- 

 tensive areas of swamp land bearing red and black spruce, 

 larch and hemlock occur. These swamps contain a young 

 growth scarcely large enough for box boards. 



