In virgin stands, yields from 112 to 196 m3/ha were common, and some stands might have exceeded 1000 m3/ha.
It is one of the few remaining areas with virgin old-growth stands of Douglas fir.
Many of these areas contain virgin stands of timber, prime wildlife habitat and pristine streams.
By 1900, the virgin stands of pines were depleted, the mill closed, and the lumbering operation moved away.
It is home to the largest virgin stand of cypress and tupelo forest, with some trees over 1,000 years old.
California has decided to allow limited logging of giant redwoods in the last privately owned virgin stand of the trees in the world.
The virgin stands on top of a globe and is stepping on a snake, which is a classic madonna iconography.
Halfway down the hill, where a shrine to the virgin stands within the street wall, Petar's old news-vendor loitered, his shabby dog at his feet.
As far north as Corkscrew Swamp, virgin stands of ancient bald cypress are dying.
In the 18th century copy, the virgin stands in a cathedral with a vaulted ceiling dressed in a scarlet mantle.