A Quality Classification System for Young Hardwood Trees - The First Step in Predicting Future Products

David L. Sonderman; Robert L. Brisbin

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A Quality Classification System for Young Hardwood Trees - The First Step in Predicting Future Products

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Authors:

David L. Sonderman, Robert L. Brisbin

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-419. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 7p.

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Abstract

Forest managers have no objective way to determine the relative value of culturally treated forest stands in terms of product potential. This paper describes the first step in the development of a quality classification system based on the measurement of individual tree characteristics for young hardwood stands.

Citation

Sonderman, David L.; Brisbin, Robert L. 1978. A Quality Classification System for Young Hardwood Trees - The First Step in Predicting Future Products. Res. Pap. NE-419. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 7p.