Bui. 244. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
Plate VII. 
Diameter l4-inches,30 
years after thinning. 
487 percent increase 
in cross-section. 
Aqe,88 years. 
-Diameter 6.4- inches 
a1 time ofthinpmq 
by cyclone,ataae of 
58] 
Rapid Recovery of Shortleaf Pine after Suppression. Effect of Natural 
Thinning by Tornado, 31 Years Ago, upon Tree 58 Years Old. Arkansas 
National Forest. 
