Similar to Mid-elevation conifer plantations but Red fir usually planted in even-aged stands instead of Ponderosa pine. Trees of varying height, but often 5-12 m tall. Canopy is usually open enough to allow sufficient light penetration to support fairly dense to dense shrub growth.
SITE FACTORS:
Sites disturbed from previous timber harvest. Soil disturbance from log skidding and transport. Fire, herbicide and tree planting among anthropogenic treatments undertaken to achieve target vegetation and attempt to maximize tree growth.
DISTRIBUTION:
Scattered in the Sierra Nevada and Cascades Ranges at elevations ranging mostly from 1650-2700 m.
Source: California Gap Analysis Project