Epicormic branching on eight species of Appalachian hardwoods

H. Clay Smith

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Epicormic branching on eight species of Appalachian hardwoods

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Authors:

H. Clay Smith

Year:

1966

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NE-53. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.

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Abstract

Epicormic branches and associated defects are leading causes of degrade and value loss in lumber sawed from hardwood logs. The degrade may be in the form of small knots, ingrown bark, wood blemishes, and/or rot.

Citation

Smith, H. Clay. 1966. Epicormic branching on eight species of Appalachian hardwoods. Research Note NE-53. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4p.