forest cover at pisgah state park
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Forest Cover at Pisgah State Park. Size Class 1 Seedlings Under 1 inch DBH. Size Class 2 Saplings 1-4.9 inches DBH. Size Class 3 Poletimber 5-9.9 inches DBH. Size Class 4 Small Sawtimber 10 - 14.9 inches DBH. Size Class 5 Large Sawtimber 15 inches DBH +. Size Class 6 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Forest Cover at Pisgah State Park
Size Class 1 Seedlings
Under 1 inch DBH
Size Class 2 Saplings
1-4.9 inches DBH
Size Class 3Poletimber
5-9.9 inches DBH
Size Class 4 Small Sawtimber
10 - 14.9 inches DBH
Size Class 5Large Sawtimber15 inches DBH +
Size Class 6 Un-evenaged
Multiple size classes (3+)
May be balanced…
Or not.
Upland Size Class Distribution
Upland Size Class Distribution Acres
Total Upland Opening 70.0
Total Seedling 18.4
Total Sapling 3.4
Total Poletimber 505.8
Total Small Sawtimber 11566.4
Total Large Sawtimber 46.6
Total Unevenaged 244.0
Based on 1981-85 resource inventory,
and 2007 re-inventory of Compartment 10
Upland Size Class Distribution
Total Upland Opening, 70.0, 0.56%
Total Seedling , 18.4, 0.15%
Total Sapling , 3.4, 0.03%
Total Poletimber , 505.8, 4.06%
Total Small Sawtimber , 11566.4, 92.87%
Total Large Sawtimber , 46.6, 0.37%
Total Unevenaged, 244.0, 1.96%
Forest Climax Trends based on Soils
Stand Cover Types
RED OAK- NORTHERN HARDWOODDEFINITION AND COMPOSTION – Red Oak and
some combination of northern hardwood species (including Sugar Maple, American Beech and Yellow
Birch) together constitute a majority (more than 50%) of the stand. This type should only be used when each Red
Oak and some combination of northern hardwoods comprise greater than 20% of the basal area, but neither individually is over 50% of the total. If American Beech alone comprises more than 20% of the stand the Red Oak –Beech type ( as defined in 1988) should be used. Stands
with more than 50% of Red Oak should be typed as Northern Red Oak (SAF type 55). Stand with more than
50% northern hardwoods should be typed as Sugar Maple –Beech- Yellow Birch (SAF type 25). Associates
include White Ash, Red Maple, and Basswood.GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION – This type if found
throughout the state.ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS – This type is found semi-rich to rich sites, bowls and benches. Successional
tendencies are toward northern hardwoods.
About 45 different cover types are typically used
on state land to define the “overstory”, SAF Forest
Cover Types, and several additions frequently found on state land and defined by Forests & Lands staff.
Cover Types by Size Class - Pisgah Overall
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Asp
en-1
Asp
en-2
Beec
h -S
ugar
Map
le-4
Beec
h-3
Beec
h-4
Blac
k Bi
rch-
1Bl
ack
Oak
-4Fi
eld
Har
dwoo
d-1
Hem
lock
-3H
emlo
ck-4
Hem
lock
-5
Hem
lock
-Mix
ed H
W-4
Hem
lock
-Yel
low
Birc
h-3
Hem
lock
-Yel
low
Birc
h-4
Old
Orc
hard
Ope
nRe
d M
aple
-3Re
d M
aple
-4Re
d O
ak-4
Red
Oak
-5
Red
Oak
-Hem
lock
-4
Red
Oak
-No
HW
-4
Red
Oak
-No
HW
-6
Red
Oak
-Red
Map
le-3
Red
Spru
ce-3
Sm-B
eech
-Yb-
3
Sm-B
eech
-Yb-
4Su
gar
Map
le-3
Suga
r M
aple
-4W
hite
Pin
e-3
Whi
te P
ine-
4W
hite
Pin
e-5
Whi
te P
ine-
Hem
lock
-4
Whi
te P
ine-
Red
Pine
-3W
p-Ro
-Rm
-3W
p-Ro
-Rm
-4W
p-Ro
-Rm
-5W
p-Ro
-Rm
-6
Cover Type Acreage
Field 54.7
Old Orchard 14.6
Open 0.7
Total Upland Opening 70.0
Cover Type Size Class Acreage
Aspen 1 9.0
Black Birch 1 0.5
Hardwood 1 8.9
Total Seedling Size Classes 18.4
Cover Type Size Class Acreage
Aspen 2 3.4
Total Sapling Size Classes 3.4
Pisgah Cover Types by Size Class - Overall
Cover Type Size Class Acreage
Beech 3 27.3
Hemlock 3 27.3
Hemlock-Yellow Birch 3 29.6
Red Maple 3 217.3
Red Oak-Red Maple 3 1.9
Red Spruce 3 6.1
Sm-Beech-Yb 3 19.4
Sugar Maple 3 14.6
White Pine 3 130.9
White Pine-Red Pine 3 2.2
Wp-Ro-Rm 3 29.2
Total Poletimber Size Classes 505.8
Cover Type Size Class Acreage
Beech 4 14.3
Beech-Sugar Maple 4 28.7
Black Oak 4 103.0
Hemlock 4 5587.7
Hemlock-Mixed HW 4 13.1
Hemlock-Yellow Birch 4 1308.1
Red Maple 4 487.5
Red Oak 4 104.0
Red Oak-Hemlock 4 23.7
Red Oak-No HW 4 6.6
Sm-Beech-Yb 4 527.6
Sugar Maple 4 28.5
White Pine 4 202.8
White Pine-Hemlock 4 1519.9
Wp-Ro-Rm 4 1610.9
Total Small Sawtimber Size Classes 11566.4
Pisgah Cover Types by Size Class - Overall
Pisgah Cover Types by Size Class - Overall
Cover Type Size Class Acreage
Hemlock 5 2.3
Red Oak 5 1.8
White Pine 5 41.2
Wp-Ro-Rm 5 1.3
Total Large Sawtimber Size Classes 46.6
Cover Type Size Class Acreage
Red Oak-No HW 6 92.0
Wp-Ro-Rm 6 152.0
Total Unevenaged 244.0
STANDGROUP/SIZECLASS ACRES
WATER 304.5
WETLAND 767.0
UPLAND NONFORESTED 70.0
ASPEN-BIRCH 1 18.4
ASPEN-BIRCH 2 3.4
HEMLOCK/SPRUCE-FIR 3 33.4
NORTHERN HARDWOOD 3 278.1
PINE-OAK-MAPLE 3 194.3
HEMLOCK/SPRUCE-FIR 4 5624.5
NORTHERN HARDWOOD 4 1093.2
PINE-OAK-MAPLE 4 4848.7
HEMLOCK/SPRUCE-FIR 5 2.3
PINE-OAK-MAPLE 5 44.3
PINE-OAK-MAPLE 6 244.0
Overall Stand Groups
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6000.0
UPLAND NONFORESTED
ASPEN-BIRCH 1
ASPEN-BIRCH 2
HEMLOCK/SPRUCE-FIR 3
NORTHERN HARDW
OOD 3
PINE-OAK-MAPLE 3
HEMLOCK/SPRUCE-FIR 4
NORTHERN HARDW
OOD 4
PINE-OAK-MAPLE 4
HEMLOCK/SPRUCE-FIR 5
PINE-OAK-MAPLE 5
PINE-OAK-MAPLE 6
Stand Group by Size Class
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