Predicting oak stump sprouting and sprout development in the Missouri Ozarks.

Paul S. Johnson

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Predicting oak stump sprouting and sprout development in the Missouri Ozarks.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Paul S. Johnson

Year:

1977

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-149. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

An application section provides tables for easy prediction of the proportion of oak stumps of various species having codominant-or-larger sprouts 5 years after clearcutting. A documentation section gives details of sprout development and equations for estimating sprouting of white, black, scarlet, post, and blackjack oaks.

Keywords

regeneration, coppice, black oak, white oak, scarlet oak, post oak, blackjack oak

Citation

Johnson, Paul S. 1977. Predicting oak stump sprouting and sprout development in the Missouri Ozarks. Research Paper NC-149. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station