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Grafted white spruce at the Angus Tree seed plant.

Beginning of Old Orchard Plantation established by Carl Schenk, 1899 view of wattles used to prevent erosion prior to planting white pine. Photo USFS. Biltmore Forest NC.

Old Orchard plantation (Biltmore Forest) 1916 after thinning; 1543cu. ft/acre, ht.38ft. Dbh4.6 in. Photo US Forest Service

Old Orchard plantation, 1923 after thinning. 1615 cu. ft./acre; ht 46 ft Dbh 5.7 in. Photo US Forest Service. Biltmore Forest.

Old Orchard plantation after thinning 1929, 2258 cu.ft. ht. 53ft. Dbh 6.9in. Photo US Forest Service. Biltmore Forest

Old Orchard plantation after thinning 1942. 2519 cu. ft. Ht. 68 ft. Dbh 9.4. Photo US Forest Service, Biltmore Estate

Old Orchard plantation in 1971 after thinning, 7000 cu.ft. Ht 98ft. Dbh 16in. Photo US Forest Service, Biltmore Forest

Old Orchard plantation in 1972 Biltmore Forest. Photo KAA

White pine plantation planted in 1905, at 1966, 60 yrs. Ht. 90ft. Photo Mike Meagher.

Jackpine cone and seedlings from cone seed. Photo R.J. Fessenden.