Diameter-limit cutting in Appalachian hardwoods: boon or bane?

G.R. Jr. Trimble; G.R. Trimble

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Diameter-limit cutting in Appalachian hardwoods: boon or bane?

Informally Refereed

Authors:

G.R., Jr. Trimble, G.R. Trimble

Year:

1971

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-208. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 14 p.

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Abstract

Diameter-limit cutting is widespread and is applied in a great many ways, often without appreciation of its advantages and disadvantages and withoutan understanding of its effects on subsequent stand development. Although the technique has advantages, unless applied carefully, it can have longlasting adverse effects on sawtimber production. The latest results of studies of diameter-limit cutting on the Fernow Experimental Forest, near Parsons, W. Va., shed additional light on its use as a silvicultural tool for sawtimber production.

Citation

Trimble, G.R., Jr. 1971. Diameter-limit cutting in Appalachian hardwoods: boon or bane?. Res. Pap. NE-208. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 14 p.