. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. '6 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. storms are strong enougli to break tlie trees they can not overtlirow. Damage from wind is not uncommon in many i>arts of the United States, and in i:>laces the loss from it is very serious. (See figs. 69, 70.) Xear the town of High Springs, for exami)le, in Alachua County, ria., in a region very subject to such acci- dents, there is a tract of many square miles, once covered with Longleaf Pine, over which practi- cally all the trees were killed by a great storm sev- eral years ago. Some were thrown flat, some we
. Bulletin. Forests and forestry -- United States. '6 A PRIMER OF FORESTRY. storms are strong enougli to break tlie trees they can not overtlirow. Damage from wind is not uncommon in many i>arts of the United States, and in i:>laces the loss from it is very serious. (See figs. 69, 70.) Xear the town of High Springs, for exami)le, in Alachua County, ria., in a region very subject to such acci- dents, there is a tract of many square miles, once covered with Longleaf Pine, over which practi- cally all the trees were killed by a great storm sev- eral years ago. Some were thrown flat, some were so racked and so broken in the top that they died, and very many were snapped oft' at „ „ , ^ 1 „i^,i ^4.,' from 15 to 30 feet above the FiQ. 71.—A young Spruce loaded with snow. Avalanche Lake, Adirondack grOUUd. There iS little Mountains, New Vork. ^^^^ -^ taking prCCautioilS against sucli great calamities, yet the loss from windfall may be very much reduced by judicious cutting. An unbroken forest is least exposed. SNOW IX THE FOREST. Snow often loads down, breaks, and crushes tall young trees, especially if wet snow falls heavily be- fore the broadleaf trees have shed their foliage in the fall. Such injury is difficult to guard against, but it is well to know that very slim, tall trees suffer more than those whose growth in diameter and height have. 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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