Gary Miller: Stand Management - Existing Stands
Objectives
- To learn about hardwood stand dynamics and how changes in species composition of the upper canopy can benefit the landowner.
- To learn how crop tree management focuses site resources on the most desirable trees in the stand.
- To learn various methods for releasing crop trees at various stages in stand development.
Intermediate Stand Management
Intermediate Stand Management Q&A
Data and Tools
People
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Person
Gary Miller, PhD
Research Foresterhttps://research.fs.usda.gov/about/people/gwmiller
Lesson References
- William Bechtold. 2003. Crown-Diameter Prediction Models for 87 Species of Stand-Grown Trees in the Eastern United States
- Thomas F. Lloyd, Thomas A. Waldrop. 1995. Low-cost forest operation systems that minimize environmental impacts of harvesting
- Thomas A. Waldrop, [Editor]. 1989. Proceedings of Pine-Hardwood Mixtures: A Symposium on Management and Ecology of the Type
- James W. McMinn. 1989. Influence of whole-tree harvesting on stand composition and structure in the oak-pine type
Last updated December 3, 2025