Quality response of 29-year-old, even-aged central hardwoods after thinning

David L. Sonderman

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-546

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Quality response of 29-year-old, even-aged central hardwoods after thinning

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David L. Sonderman

Year:

1984

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-546

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-546. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 9p.

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Abstract

Describes the quality response of a 29-year-old upland hardwood stand grown for 6 years under different levels of residual stand density. Both the number of defects per square foot of surface area and the number of epicormic branches changed under different stocking levels. The results suggest that the effect of stocking on potential stem quality of certain species may be substantial even after a few years of treatment.

Keywords

silviculture, thinning, bole quality

Citation

Sonderman, David L. 1984. Quality response of 29-year-old, even-aged central hardwoods after thinning. Res. Pap. NE-546. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 9p.