10 



THE REDWOOD. 



The Redwood is the predominant tree in the mixture, and the Red Fir 

 ranks next. 



The composition of the forest is shown in the following table, which 

 is constructed from survey's taken in six localities. Scotia and Dj^er- 

 ville, since they showed similar conditions, were thrown together. In 

 accordance with the custom of the countr}^, timber with a diameter 

 of 20 inches breasthigh is classed as merchantable. 



Table 1. — Redwood Slope. 



Locality and species. 



Trees 4 inches and 

 over in diame- 

 ter breastliigh. 



Trees 4 to 19 

 inches in di- 

 ameter breast- 

 high. 



Trees 20 inches and over in 

 diameter breasthigh. 



Average 

 number 

 of trees 

 per acre. 



Percent- j Average 



age of number 



each of trees 



species, per acre, 



Percent- ! Average Percent- Average 



age of number i age of diameter 



each i of trees each breast- 

 species, per acre. I species. high. 



CRESCEXT CITY. 



Hemlock 



Redwood 



White Fir 



Red Fir 



Tanbark Oak 



Spruce 



Total 



35.24 

 32. 71 

 15.25 

 7.06 

 4.94 



14.11 



4.43 



4.89 



.57 



2.13 



22.98 



1.14 



2.63 



.05 



.21 



95. 98 



100 



66.84 



100 I 29.14 I 



VAXCE'S. 



Redwood . 

 Hemlock . 

 White Fir. 



Total 



RYAX'S SLOUGH. 



Redwood 



White Fir 



Red Fir 



Hemlock 



100 



28.81 



52.24 

 13.47 

 10.86 

 2.95 



66 i 



24.43 



17 ' 



3.14 



13 



.76 



4 



2.57 



10 i 



Inches. 



100 



100 



27.81 



57 



10.33 



21 



10.10 



21 



.38 



1 



25.44 



40 



5.94 



17 



19.50 



68 



105 



23.25 



37 1 



19.50 



56 : 



3.75 



13 . 



32 



14.87 



23 \ 



9.31 



27 



5.56 



19! 



35 



81 



Total 



79. 52 



100 



30.90 



100 



48.62 



100 





SCOTIA AXD DYERVILLE. 



Redwood 



Tanbark Oak 



46.59 

 8.59 

 7.93 

 1.41 



72 

 14 

 12 

 2 



14.76 



7.90 



4.29 



.10 



55 

 29 

 16 



31.83 



.69 



3.64 



1.31 



85 

 2 



10 

 3 



63 

 26 



White Fir 



31 



Red Fir 



42 



Total 



64.52 



100 



27. 05 



100 



37.47 



100 









FORT BRAGG. 



38.21 

 8.16 j 

 6.22 1 

 4.56 

 2.11 



64 1 

 14 



10 



8 ; 



4 ' 



13.02 

 1.04 

 4.87 

 1.60 

 1 42 



60 

 5 



22 

 7 

 6 



25.19 



7.12 



1.35 



2.96 



.69 



67 

 19 

 4 



8 

 2 



79 



Red Fir 



39 



Tanbark Oak 



26 



White Fir 



33 



Hemlock 



25 



Total 



59.26 



100 



