Stump sprouting of oak species in three silvicultural treatments in the southern Appalachians

Chad J. Atwood; Thomas R. Fox; David L. Loftis

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Stump sprouting of oak species in three silvicultural treatments in the southern Appalachians

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Authors:

Chad J. Atwood, Thomas R. Fox, David L. Loftis

Year:

2008

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 2-7.

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Abstract

Harvesting practices in the southern Appalachians have been moving towards partial harvests, which leave some desired species as residuals after an initial harvest. This study investigated differences among two partial harvest treatments and a clearcut on oak stump sprouting in seven southern Appalachian hardwood stands. The sites were in southwest Virginia and east central West Virginia. The three silvicultural treatments consisted of a leave-tree (5 m

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 16th central hardwood forest conference

Citation

Atwood, Chad J.; Fox, Thomas R.; Loftis, David L. 2008. Stump sprouting of oak species in three silvicultural treatments in the southern Appalachians. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 2-7.