Response of dwarf mistletoe-infested ponderosa pine to thinning: 1. Sapling growth.

James W. Barrett; Lewis F. Roth

doi:10.2737/PNW-RP-330

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Response of dwarf mistletoe-infested ponderosa pine to thinning: 1. Sapling growth.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James W. Barrett, Lewis F. Roth

Year:

1985

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-RP-330

Source:

Res. Pap. PNW-RP-330. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 15 p

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Abstract

Observations of thinned ponderosa pine infested with dwarf mistletoe over a 17-year period suggests that on average or better Sites most infested stands can be managed to produce usable wood products in reasonable time, if trends found in juvenile stands continue.

Keywords

Thinning effects, western dwarf mistletoe, stand density, precommercial thinning, ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa

Citation

Barrett, James W.; Roth, Lewis F. 1985. Response of dwarf mistletoe-infested ponderosa pine to thinning: 1. Sapling growth. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-330. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 15 p