Spacing, Thinning, and Pruning Practices for Young Cottonwood Plantations

Leon S. Minckler

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Spacing, Thinning, and Pruning Practices for Young Cottonwood Plantations

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Leon S. Minckler

Year:

1970

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-95. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

The 5-year growth of cottonwood trees planted at five spacing levels is summarized. Wide spacing resulted in better diameter and height growth, but less total wood production per acre than close spacing. Early thinning of closely spaced trees did not maintain diameter growth equal to that of trees with initial wide spacing.

Keywords

spacing, thinning, pruning, cottonwood

Citation

Minckler, Leon S. 1970. Spacing, Thinning, and Pruning Practices for Young Cottonwood Plantations. Research Note NC-95. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station