Relation of Crown Width to Tree Diameter In Some Upland Hardwood Stands of Southern Illinois

Leon S. Minckler; Samuel F. Gingrich

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Relation of Crown Width to Tree Diameter In Some Upland Hardwood Stands of Southern Illinois

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Leon S. Minckler, Samuel F. Gingrich

Year:

1970

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-99. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Crown width-d.b.h. relationships in well stocked, uneven-aged stands of oak and hickory were similar to those for open-grown trees and were independent of site, crown class, and species. The irregular crowns of forest grown trees interface and overlap, however, and measuring crown extensions to the branch tips tended to overestimate effective crown area

Keywords

crown width, tree diameter, oak, hickory

Citation

Minckler, Leon S.; Gingrich, Samuel F. 1970. Relation of Crown Width to Tree Diameter In Some Upland Hardwood Stands of Southern Illinois. Research Note NC-99. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station