White pine pruning and branch growth

Thomas W. McConkey

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White pine pruning and branch growth

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Thomas W. McConkey

Year:

1965

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-27. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 1-6

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Abstract

A better understanding of the growth responses of young trees to silvicultural treatments is essential for intensive management programs for juvenile stands. At the juvenile stage, the effect of silvicultural treatment on main-stem development is much greater than it would be later.

Citation

McConkey, Thomas W. 1965. White pine pruning and branch growth. Research Note NE-27. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 1-6