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
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 Poletimber , 505.8,
4.06%
Total Sapling , 3.4, 0.03%
Total Seedling , 18.4,
0.15%
Total Upland Opening,
70.0, 0.56%
Total Unevenaged, 244.0,
1.96%
Total Large Sawtimber ,
46.6, 0.37%
Total Small Sawtimber ,
11566.4, 92.87%
Forest Climax Trends
based on Soils
Stand Cover Types
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.
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.
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Pisgah Cover Types by Size Class - Overall
Cover Type
Acreage
Field
54.7
Old Orchard
14.6
Open
0.7
Total Upland Opening
Cover Type
70.0
Size Class
Acreage
Aspen
1
9.0
Black Birch
1
0.5
Hardwood
1
8.9
Total Seedling Size Classes
Cover Type
Aspen
Total Sapling Size Classes
18.4
Size Class
Acreage
2
3.4
3.4
Pisgah Cover Types by Size Class - Overall
Cover Type
Size Class
Acreage
Cover Type
Size Class
Acreage
Beech
3
27.3
Beech
4
14.3
Hemlock
3
27.3
Beech-Sugar Maple
4
28.7
Hemlock-Yellow Birch
3
29.6
Black Oak
4
103.0
Red Maple
3
217.3
Hemlock
4
5587.7
Red Oak-Red Maple
3
1.9
Hemlock-Mixed HW
4
13.1
Red Spruce
3
6.1
Hemlock-Yellow Birch
4
1308.1
Sm-Beech-Yb
3
19.4
Red Maple
4
487.5
Sugar Maple
3
14.6
Red Oak
4
104.0
White Pine
3
130.9
Red Oak-Hemlock
4
23.7
White Pine-Red Pine
3
2.2
Red Oak-No HW
4
6.6
Wp-Ro-Rm
3
29.2
Sm-Beech-Yb
4
527.6
505.8
Sugar Maple
4
28.5
White Pine
4
202.8
White Pine-Hemlock
4
1519.9
Wp-Ro-Rm
4
1610.9
Total Poletimber Size Classes
Total Small Sawtimber Size Classes
11566.4
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
Cover Type
46.6
Size Class
Acreage
Red Oak-No HW
6
92.0
Wp-Ro-Rm
6
152.0
Total Unevenaged
244.0
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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
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