. Studies in French forestry . Forests and forestry. CENTRAL PLATEAU ZONE 33 chestnut, and Scotch pine. At higher elevations there is mountain pine, larch, and cembric pine. (See Fig. 3.) This latter species extends to the Umit of tree growth, although larch is considered the most valuable of the Alpine species. The most notable stands are the beech of Vercors, the spruce of Tarentaise, the mountain pine of Embrunais, the fir of such rich valleys as the Var, and the larch of Briangonnais, of Queyras, and of Comt6 de Nice. French foresters divide the Alps into two regions: (1) North Alps, which
. Studies in French forestry . Forests and forestry. CENTRAL PLATEAU ZONE 33 chestnut, and Scotch pine. At higher elevations there is mountain pine, larch, and cembric pine. (See Fig. 3.) This latter species extends to the Umit of tree growth, although larch is considered the most valuable of the Alpine species. The most notable stands are the beech of Vercors, the spruce of Tarentaise, the mountain pine of Embrunais, the fir of such rich valleys as the Var, and the larch of Briangonnais, of Queyras, and of Comt6 de Nice. French foresters divide the Alps into two regions: (1) North Alps, which extends as far as Pelvoux. The valleys face the. Fig. 3. — Larch and oembrio pine at an altitude of 7,050 feet (north exposiu'e) in the Canton of Melezet, communal forest of Villarodin-Bourget. The soil must be worked to faciUtate regeneration. north and the stand is fairly intact. The chief species are beech, fir, spruce, while larch is rare. (2) In the South Alps, from Pelvoux to the Mediterranean, there are southerly exposures and a variable and severe climate. Here is found the greatest damage from torrents. There are, however, good stands of fir and spruce, while the larch is exceedingly im- portant. There are also aspen, Scotch pine, and chestnut. Consider- able damage from grazing is experienced. Central Plateau Zone. — The Central Plateau includes the mountains of Morvan, where beech is the important species, and the C^vennes, with its stands of Austrian 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 Woolsey, Theodore Salisbury, 1879-; Greeley, William Buckhout, 1879-. New York : Wiley
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