Some natural factors that govern the management of oaks

Sidney Weitzman; G. R. Jr. Trimble

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Some natural factors that govern the management of oaks

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Sidney Weitzman, G. R., Jr. Trimble

Year:

1957

Type:

Science Perspectives

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Station Paper NE-88. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 40 p.

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Abstract

The oaks are the most important species group in the Appalachian hardwood forests. In West Virginia, oaks provide more than half of the lumber produced in the State. In addition, they provide a large portion of the mine timbers and specialty products.

Citation

Weitzman, Sidney; Trimble, G. R., Jr. 1957. Some natural factors that govern the management of oaks. Station Paper NE-88. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 40 p.