Oak Symposium Proceedings

Abstract

As "tall oaks from little acorns grow", the germ of an idea blossomed into this symposium on the five upland oaks. Called simply the "Oak Symposium", that's what it's all about - a meeting to bring together a summation of the advances made on the silviculture, management, and utilization of the upland oaks. Part of this process is the pinpointing of what we don't know - gaps in our knowledge that research can help fill.

Titles contained within Oak Symposium Proceedings

• The historical significance of oak
• Silvical characteristics of the five upland oaks
• Soil-site relationships of the upland oaks
• The supply and demand situation for oak timber
• Silvicultural methods for regenerating oaks
• Factors affecting acorn production and germination and early growth of seedlings and seedling sprouts
• Seeding and planting upland oaks
• Tree improvement research in oak species
• Silvicultural aspects intermediate cuttings
• Stocking, growth, and yield of oak stands
• Economic evaluation of intermediate operations in oak stands
• Predicting yields from Appalachian red oak logs and lumber
• Manufacture of oak furniture, cabinets, and panels
• Manufacture of industrial products from oak
• Reconstituted products from oak
• Utilization of oak residues
• Noninfectious diseases of oaks
• The oak wilt situation
• Insect damage to oaks
• Discoloration & decay in oak
• Determining the rate of value increase for oaks
• Oak management for wood products
• Multiple-use management of upland hardwood forests

Citation

Northeastern Forest Experiment Station 1971. Oak Symposium Proceedings. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: Upper Darby, PA. 161 p.