. Successional status of subalpine fir in the Cascade Range. Forests and forestry Cascade Range; Fir Cascade Range; Abies lasiocarpa. especially striking in the Mount Baker and Mount Rainier Prov- inces (Franklin 1965) where dense old-growth forests of Pacific silver fir, hemlocks, and cedars occupy many acres totally lacking in sub- alpine fir. Yet, where talus or an avalanche train causes a break in the dense forest, open stands of subalpine fir occur as islands or as peninsular extensions from higher elevations. Figure 7.—(Left- lower left) Subalpine fir growing on Big Lava Beds in the sout


. Successional status of subalpine fir in the Cascade Range. Forests and forestry Cascade Range; Fir Cascade Range; Abies lasiocarpa. especially striking in the Mount Baker and Mount Rainier Prov- inces (Franklin 1965) where dense old-growth forests of Pacific silver fir, hemlocks, and cedars occupy many acres totally lacking in sub- alpine fir. Yet, where talus or an avalanche train causes a break in the dense forest, open stands of subalpine fir occur as islands or as peninsular extensions from higher elevations. Figure 7.—(Left- lower left) Subalpine fir growing on Big Lava Beds in the southern Washington Cascade Range. Figure 8.—Subalpine fir on an extensive talus near Bumping Lake, Snoqualmie National Forest. Note layering present near bases of many Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Franklin, Jerry F. cn; Mitchell, R. G; Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station (Portland, Or. ). Portland, Or. : Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture


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