PONDEROSA PINE SAW TIMBER IN THE SEMI ARID TYPE 



Ponderosa pine occurs over much of the eastern section of the southern 

 unit in stands that are frequently broken by rim rocks and grassy mesas. 

 Saw timber such as shown above is found in Carter, Powder River, Rosebud, 

 and Big Horn Counties mainly within the Custer National Forest and the 

 Tongue River Indian Reservation. Ponderosa pine is found also in the 

 Bull Mountain area of Yellowstone and Musselshell Counties. There are 

 over one-half million acres in the unit capable of producing this kind 

 of saw timber. Most of the area is a poor growing site but intermingled 

 with the poor sites are better sites growing trees of larger size and 

 better quality than illustrated above. Lumber production by small saw- 

 mills operating in these forests and producing mostly for local ranch 

 use has been increasing in the postwar years. 



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