. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. 48 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. seedlings in spite of tlie fact that any tree, of whatever age, if it grew from a seed, is properly called a seedling tree. Trees from 3 to 10 feet in lieiglit are small sap- lings, and from 10 feet in heiglit until tliey reach a diameter of 4 inches they are large saplings. (See figs. 50, 51, 57.) Small poles are from 4 to 8 inches in diameter,. Fig. 44.—Forest trees standing too far apart to help each Chelau, Washin<i;tou. other. Lake and large poles from 8 to 12 inches in diameter. (See figs. 54,55, and PI. XXIX.
. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. 48 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. seedlings in spite of tlie fact that any tree, of whatever age, if it grew from a seed, is properly called a seedling tree. Trees from 3 to 10 feet in lieiglit are small sap- lings, and from 10 feet in heiglit until tliey reach a diameter of 4 inches they are large saplings. (See figs. 50, 51, 57.) Small poles are from 4 to 8 inches in diameter,. Fig. 44.—Forest trees standing too far apart to help each Chelau, Washin<i;tou. other. Lake and large poles from 8 to 12 inches in diameter. (See figs. 54,55, and PI. XXIX.) Trees from 1 to 2 feet through are standards, and finally, all trees over 2 feet in diameter are veterans. (See figs. 34, 56, and Pis. I, XXXI, XXXIL) It is very important to re- member that all these diam- eters are measured breast high, or at the height of a man's chest, about 4 feet 6 inches from the ground. In forestry this is, roughly speaking, the general Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Division of Forestry. Washington : G. P. O.
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