A PRIMER OF FORESTRY PART I—THE FOREST

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Cover

Table of Contents

Letter of Transmittal

CHAPTER 1.—THE LIFE OF A TREE

The parts of a tree
The food of a tree
The composition of wood
How the tree breathes
Transpiration
The growth of a tree
The structure of wood
Annual rings
Heartwood and sapwood

CHAPTER II.—TREES IN THE FOREST

The various requirements of trees
Requirements of trees for heat and moisture
Requirements of trees for light
Tolerance and intolerance
The rate of growth
The reproductive power of trees
The succession of forest trees
Pure and mixed forest
Reproduction by sprouts

CHAPTER III.—THE LIFE OF A FOREST

A community of trees
The life of a forest crop
The seven ages of a tree
How the crop begins
The forest cover established
The beginning of the struggle
Growth in height
The struggle continued
Natural pruning
The culmination of growth
The end of the struggle
Death from weakness and decay
Destructive lumbering
Conservative lumbering

CHAPTER IV.—ENEMIES OF THE FOREST

Man and nature in the forest
Grazing in the forest
Grazing and fire
Trampling
Browsing
Forest insects
Forest fungi
Wind in the forest
Snow in the forest
Forest fires
Historic forest fires
Means of defense
Surface fires
Ground fires
Back-firing
Fire lines

FRONTISPIECE. A FOREST IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. NORTH CAROLINA.