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DIAMETER 

 CLASS 



SOFT-TEXTURED HARDWOODS 



FIRM -TEXTURED 

 HARDWOODS 



CYPRESS 



2-inch. 



4-inch 



6-inch.. 



8-inch. 



10-inch 



l2-inch_. 



14-inch__ 



16-inch_. 



18-inch_. 

 and up 



50 



100 



150 



200 



250 300 



MILLION TREES 



50 



100 



50 



Figure 7. — Stand diagram for hardwoods and cypress. 



only 12 percent of the round trees are 7.0 inches 

 d. b. h. or larger, and only 4 percent are at least 

 9.0 inches d. b. h. 



There are enough trees in the smaller diameter 

 classes to increase materially the growing stock of 

 timber during the years to come, provided they 



continue to grow. Owing to fires, natural crowd- 

 ing, turpentining, and other agencies, however, the 

 small trees that reach merchantable size are only 

 a part of the original number. Where adequate 

 protection from fire has been given for a few years, 

 open areas with seed trees usually have restocked 



DIAMETER 

 CLASS 



18-inch__ 

 and up 



TURPENTINED 

 PINES 



NONTURPENTINE 

 PINES 



50 



100 



150 200 250 300 



MILLION TREES 



50 



* 



Figure 8. — Stand diagram for pines. 

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