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Item information

Title:
Double Spring Gap
Description:
Spruce trees at Double Spring Gap. There is also a red oak visible in this photograph. Double spring gap Long exposed Dense, pure polewood of spruce, 2 - 8 diameter. Lots of debris on soil, (spruce, redoak, amelanchier). Windfallen redoak in the rear, diagonally lain. Redoak standard 16, marked with my handkerchief"
Topics:
Forestry
Subjects:
Forests and forestry -- North Carolina
Red oak
Spruce
Original Format:
Kallitype
Extent:
4 1/2 x 3 1/2
Item identifier:
schenck-forest_nd_img18_1
Created Date:
circa to
Names:
Biltmore Forest School more info on Biltmore Forest School 
Location:
Double Spring Gap (Haywood County, N.C.)
Digital Project:
Manuscript Collections