UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 1060 
Contribution from the Forest Service 
WILLIAM B. GREELEY, Forester 
Washington, D. C. 
May, 1922 
SITKA SPRUCE 
ITS USES, GROWTH, AND MANAGEMENT 
By 
N. LEROY CARY, Forest Examiner 
CONTENTS 
, Page 
Introduction 1 
Geographic Distribution and Altitudinal 
Range 2 
Present Supply and Annual Cut 4 
Characteristics of the Wood 5 
Uses 6 
Logging and Milling 8 
Size, Age, and Distinguishing Character- 
istics 10 
Occurrence + . 12 
Bottom-land- Type 12 
Page 
Slope Type IS 
Composition and Volume of Stand ... 13 
Climatic and Soil Requirements 15 
Light Requirements 16 
Reproduction 16 
Causes of Injury 18 
Growth . 23 
Yield 27 
Management 28 
Appendix . 33 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1922 — 
