Incidence and impact of oak decline in Western Virginia, 1986

Steven W. Oak; Cindy M. Huber; Raymond M. Sheffield

doi:10.2737/SE-RB-123

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Incidence and impact of oak decline in Western Virginia, 1986

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Steven W. Oak, Cindy M. Huber, Raymond M. Sheffield

Year:

1991

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-RB-123

Source:

Resour. Bull. SE-123. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 19 p.

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Abstract

Data collected in consecutive forest surveys of Virginia show that losses to oak decline from 1977-1986 were between 7.4 and 13.5 million cubic feet per year in the Northern Piedmont and Mountain Survey Units. Losses were greatest in the Northern Mountain Unit. The ratio of site index/age appears promising as a predictor of oak decline occurrence after severe stress caused by factors like drought.

Keywords

quercus, mortality, volume loss, forest management, tree age, stand condition, decline

Citation

Oak, Steven W.; Huber, Cindy M.; Sheffield, Raymond M. 1991. Incidence and impact of oak decline in Western Virginia, 1986. Resour. Bull. SE-123. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 19 p.