CONTENTS. 



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A study of the Redwood, by Richard T. Fisher, field assistant, Bureau of 



Forestry 7 



Scope of the study 7 



Conclusions reached by the study 7 



Introduction 7 



Forest description 8 



The Redwood and the Big Tree distinct species 8 



Distribution of the Redwood 9 



Climate and topography 9 



Silvicultural types 9 



The Redwood Slope 9 



The Redwood Flat 11 



Characteristics of the Redwood ]2 



Height and diameter 12 



Age of the Redwood 12 



Form and development 12 



Soil moisture the first requisite 12 



The Redwood follows the fogs 13 



The quality of the wood varies 13 



The large Redwoods outnumber the small ones 13 



Reproduction by suckers and by seedlings 14 



Yield of Redwood stands 14 



Tolerance, or shade-enduring qualities 14 



Enemies of the Redwood forest 15 



Fire 15 



Wind seldom uj)i'oots the Redwood 16 



Species in mixture 16 



Lumbering: Its history and extent 17 



Present operations 17 



Qualities of the wood 17 



Resistance of lumber to fire and insects 18 



Uses for Redwood 18 



Cost of lumbering 18 



Where the lumber goes 19 



Destructive lumbering methods 19 



Cut-over lands; possibility of second growth 20 



Valuable second growth 20 



A better market necessary 21 



A study of second-growth Redwood 21 



The tract at Crescent City 21 ■• ' 



Tracts at Eureka and Areata 21 



The Redwood's fight for the ground 21 



The tract at Trinidad 22 



