Applying group selection in upland hardwoods

Gary Miller; H. Clay Smith

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Applying group selection in upland hardwoods

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Gary Miller, H. Clay Smith

Year:

1991

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Johnson, James E., ed. Uneven-aged silviculture of upland hardwood stands workshop notes; 1991 February 25-27; Blacksburg, VA. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Cooperative Extension Service and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: 20-25.

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Abstract

Interest in applying group selection in upland hardwoods has grown in recent years, primarily in response to public opposition to the aesthetic effects of clearcutting. Critics suggest that an uneven-aged silvicultural practice such as group selection might be a suitable compromise--drastically reducing negative visual effects of harvesting trees while continuing to utilize the timber resource.

Citation

Miller, Gary w.; Smith, H. Clay. 1991. Applying group selection in upland hardwoods. In: Johnson, James E., ed. Uneven-aged silviculture of upland hardwood stands workshop notes; 1991 February 25-27; Blacksburg, VA. Blacksburg, VA: Virginia Cooperative Extension Service and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: 20-25.