Sixty to sixty-five year old white fir (Abies concolor) on gentle N. E. exposure 4700 feet elevation near Sugar Pine, Mariposa [i.e. Madera] County. A plot laid out here showed a volume of 46,000 board feet per acre by International Rule to a 4" top. These trees were advance reproduction when the area was logged 23 years ago and show marked acceleration of growth since that time. A 5 foot sugar pine stump adjacent to this plot showed 206 annual rings. May, 1925
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Location: average distance Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable Group picture, names unknown
Type
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Identifier
fritz_metcalf-1814
Subject
Abies concolor - Even Sugar Pine (Calif.) Trees - Reproduction Trees - Growth - Accelerated Plots Plots - Abies concolor Forest mensuration Madera County
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