Black spruce with balsam fir. 76 years. Height 15.5m. N.B. columnar crowns. Laurentides. cf slide #907.

Black spruce was raised in plastic pillow then planted. Swastika

Black spruce was planted in 1976 after block cut then shearblading. Herb'd 1981. Pitopiko M.U. Hearst

Black spruce 2+2, two weeks after planting, following site prep. by Letourneau crusher. N.B. size of stock and forest floor. Basely Brook, Black Brook, J.D.Irving.

Black spruce 2+2, two weeks after planting, following site prep. by Letourneau crusher. N.B. size of stock and forest floor. Basely Brook, Black Brook, J.D. Irving.

Close-up of black spruce tube seedling cf slide # 474. Sharpe Twp. Engelhart Management Unit

Superior tree of black spruce: age 80 yrs, Ht. 14.3m, Dbh 22 cm. Stand BA 140 sq.ft/ac (32 sq.m./ha). Grand Falls, Abitibi-Price. Persons are Mac Squires & Dunc Naysmith.

Black spruce summer (July) planted 1968 at 11 years. Black Brook, J.D. Irving. Person is Dave Oxley, Woodlands Manager

Black spruce strip clearcut 1963, regeneration after 15 yrs. Persons are Bill Fullerton, Fred Robinson & George Marek. Beardmore, Domtar.

Slasher on whole tree operation, N.B. tops and slash broken off and left, partly due to being winter operation. Marathon, American Can.