Releasing young hardwood crop trees-use of a chain saw costs less than herbicides

Gary Miller; Gary Miller

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-550

Treesearch

Releasing young hardwood crop trees-use of a chain saw costs less than herbicides

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Gary Miller, Gary Miller

Year:

1984

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-550

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-550. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.

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Abstract

A crown-touching release of 12-year-old black cherry and yellow-poplar crop trees on a good site required removing an average of 14 trees for every crop tree. An average of 80 crop trees per acre was left free-to-grow with an average growing space of 4.7 feet on all sides of the crown. Basal spraying cost $0.80 per crop tree, stem injecting cost $0.61 per crop tree, and chain saw felling cost $0.42 per crop tree. Recommendations on release methods and suggestions for cost savings are provided.

Keywords

thinning, chemical release, costs, Appalachian hardwoods

Citation

Miller, Gary W. 1984. Releasing young hardwood crop trees-use of a chain saw costs less than herbicides. Res. Pap. NE-550. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.