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Samples of Measured Stands


 

"Softwood Stands"
Location
Covertype
Age of Sample Trees
Part II- Stand Scores
Total Stand Score
1
2
3
Mean
Age
Primal
Diameter
Deadwood
Overstory
Structure
Pollards
eH
191
183
270
215
40
20
15
10
5
2
92
Silvery Lk
eH
264
224
135
208
40
20
15
15
5
5
100
Sporting Lk
eH\wP
260
 
 
175+
40
20
15
15
2
2
94
Sixth Lk
eH
120
238
168
175
30
15
15
10
5
2
77
Glenelg IBP
eH
120
 
 
120
10
0
15
5
2
2
32
Sand River
rS
113
118
120
117
20
10
12
10
0
0
52
Abraham Lk1
rS
105
110
130
115
10
0
15
15
5
5
50
Big Pond
wP
 
 
 
110
20
15
15
10
5
5
70
Abraham Lk2
rS
78
85
 
82
10
0
15
15
5
0
45
Cambridge
wP
72
73
72
72
5
0
15
5
5
5
35
Lumsden
rS
63
80
66
70
5
10
12
0
5
2
34

Note: rS = red spruce; wP= white pine; eH= eastern hemlock

"Tolerant Hardwood Stands"
Location
Covertype
Age of Sample Trees
Part II- Stand Scores
Total Stand Score
1
2
3
Mean
Age
Primal
Diameter
Deadwood
Overstory
Structure
Kings 31
yB/sM/rM
180
221
230
210
40
5
9
0
5
5
64
Castle Forbes 2
sM/yB
187
207
 
197
40
10
12
0
2
2
66
Londonderry
sM/yB/Be
104
120
295
173
30
20
15
5
5
5
80
Delaney 2
sM/yB
121
163
199
161
30
5
12
0
2
5
54
Lamb Lk
sM/yB
114
178
 
146
30
20
15
5
5
5
80
Inverness 20
Be/sM/rM
122
131
160
138
30
10
12
0
2
2
56
Inverness 6
sM/yB/Be
107
129
162
133
30
20
15
5
5
5
80
Roman Val
sM
121
128
131
127
30
10
15
15
5
5
80
Inverness 7
sM/Be
116
124
138
126
30
20
15
0
5
5
75
Dunakin
sM
104
120
149
124
20
0
12
15
2
0
49
Colchester 4
sM/yB/rM
86
101
183
123
20
10
9
10
2
5
56
Castle Forbes 1
sM/rO
77
89
195
120
20
10
15
10
5
5
65
Inverness 10
sM/Be
114
115
120
116
20
15
12
15
5
4
71
Inverness 26
sM/yB
111
117
 
114
20
10
12
0
2
2
46
Bass River
sM
95
103
138
112
20
10
12
0
5
2
49
Colchester 1
sM/Be
90
120
122
111
20
15
6
5
5
5
56
Pictou 19
sM/yB/rM
105
108
109
107
20
10
12
5
2
5
54
Blomidon
sM
108
102
94
101
20
20
15
10
5
2
72
Pictou 22
sM/yB/Be
96
98
104
99
10
10
9
0
2
5
36
Pictou 3
sM
92
96
102
97
10
5
9
5
2
5
36
Delaney 1
sM
73
102
107
94
10
5
3
5
2
5
30


Note: sM=sugar maple; rM=red maple; yB=yellow birch; Be=american beech; rO=red Oak

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