Forest Cover at Pisgah State Park

Size Class 1 Seedlings Under 1 inch DBH

Size Class 2 Saplings inches DBH

Size Class 3 Poletimber inches DBH

Size Class 4 Small Sawtimber inches DBH

Size Class 5 Large Sawtimber 15 inches DBH +

Size Class 6 Un-evenaged Multiple size classes (3+) May be balanced… Or not.

Upland Size Class Distribution Acres Total Upland Opening70.0 Total Seedling18.4 Total Sapling3.4 Total Poletimber505.8 Total Small Sawtimber Total Large Sawtimber46.6 Total Unevenaged244.0 Based on resource inventory, and 2007 re-inventory of Compartment 10

Forest Climax Trends based on Soils

Stand Cover Types RED OAK- NORTHERN HARDWOOD DEFINITION 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 Type Acreage Field 54.7 Old Orchard 14.6 Open 0.7 Total Upland Opening 70.0 Cover TypeSize ClassAcreage Aspen19.0 Black Birch10.5 Hardwood18.9 Total Seedling Size Classes 18.4 Cover TypeSize ClassAcreage Aspen23.4 Total Sapling Size Classes 3.4 Pisgah Cover Types by Size Class - Overall

Cover TypeSize ClassAcreage Beech327.3 Hemlock327.3 Hemlock-Yellow Birch329.6 Red Maple Red Oak-Red Maple31.9 Red Spruce36.1 Sm-Beech-Yb319.4 Sugar Maple314.6 White Pine White Pine-Red Pine32.2 Wp-Ro-Rm329.2 Total Poletimber Size Classes Cover TypeSize ClassAcreage Beech414.3 Beech-Sugar Maple428.7 Black Oak Hemlock Hemlock-Mixed HW413.1 Hemlock-Yellow Birch Red Maple Red Oak Red Oak-Hemlock423.7 Red Oak-No HW46.6 Sm-Beech-Yb Sugar Maple428.5 White Pine White Pine-Hemlock Wp-Ro-Rm Total Small Sawtimber Size Classes Pisgah Cover Types by Size Class - Overall

Cover TypeSize ClassAcreage Hemlock52.3 Red Oak51.8 White Pine541.2 Wp-Ro-Rm51.3 Total Large Sawtimber Size Classes 46.6 Cover TypeSize ClassAcreage Red Oak-No HW692.0 Wp-Ro-Rm Total Unevenaged 244.0

STANDGROUP/SIZECLASSACRES WATER304.5 WETLAND767.0 UPLAND NONFORESTED70.0 ASPEN-BIRCH ASPEN-BIRCH 23.4 HEMLOCK/SPRUCE-FIR NORTHERN HARDWOOD PINE-OAK-MAPLE HEMLOCK/SPRUCE-FIR NORTHERN HARDWOOD PINE-OAK-MAPLE HEMLOCK/SPRUCE-FIR 52.3 PINE-OAK-MAPLE PINE-OAK-MAPLE