Aspen Sprouts 



Even though generally hidden by grasses, f orbs , and shrubs (fig. 7), aspen sprouts 

 were found in 96 of the 100 plots. Expanded to a per-acre basis and expressed at the 

 0.05 confidence interval, the mean number of aspen sprouts ranges from 463 to 843 per 

 acre, but 20 plots had less than 100 aspen sprouts per acre. Sprouts of 84 plots 

 showed indications of having been browsed down annually to less than 2 feet in height. 

 Sprouts survived and grew beyond a height of 3 feet in only three plots. 



Miscellaneous Information on Injury, Pathogens, and Insects 



Although diagnosis of mortality was emphasized during field evaluation of plots, 

 the more obvious injuries, pathogens, and insects were noted and recorded. The 



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