Forest Type: White pine (with paper birch component). DBH: 2", Height: 15 feet; Density: 3,600 TPA
White pine: high density, even distribution, 3” dbh, 12 ft tall, 50% of composition
Paper Birch: high density, even distribution, 2” dbh, 20 ft tall, 30% of composition
Red Pine: moderate-low density, patchy distribution, 3” dbh, 15 ft tall, 10% of composition
Quaking aspen: low density, even distribution, 2” dbh, 20 ft tall, <10% of composition
Balsam Fir, White Spruce, Tamarack: very-low density, patchy distribution, 4” dbh, 15 ft tall, <10% of composition
Brush: high density (9,167 stems/acre), even distribution, but crop trees have grown above brush height
Residual Overstory: scattered white pine 10-24” dbh (average 14”), 75’ tall, 10 ft2/acre BA
Ecologically, current conditions are similar to an FDn43 stand at age 35-55, even though the stand is only 14 years old. Under natural conditions, catastrophic fires would occur a regular intervals, where aspen and jack pine would have been the first cohort of trees to regenerate in this stand. The aspen and jack pine would eventually decline and be replaced by paper birch, white pine, red pine, and balsam fir. By planting red and white pine, management activities were able to eliminate the earliest ecological phase in this stand. The prescription for this stand fits the Native Plant Community type quite well. The regenerating trees are well-stocked, diverse, compositionally an excellent match for this NPC type and are relatively healthy.