Age, origin, and crown injuries affect growth of South Jersey pines

S. Little; H. A. Somes

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Age, origin, and crown injuries affect growth of South Jersey pines

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Authors:

S. Little, H. A. Somes

Year:

1951

Type:

Forest Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Research Note NE-8. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.

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Abstract

Pines in the Pine Region of southern New Jersey differ greatly in their rates of growth. In a few areas unthinned stands have grown fast, producing 35-40 cords in 45 years. In such areas dominant pines 7 years old may be 12 feet tall, and early diameter growth be at the rate of 1 inch in 3 years. But in most areas the growth is slow. Pines 25 years old may be only 15 feet tall, and large pines may add only 1 inch to their diameters in 15 years. Volume growth is correspondingly slow.

Citation

Little, S.; Somes, H. A. 1951. Age, origin, and crown injuries affect growth of South Jersey pines. Forest Research Note NE-8. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.