Quality index tables for some eastern hardwood species

Joseph J. Mendel; William H. Smith; William H. Smith

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Quality index tables for some eastern hardwood species

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Joseph J. Mendel, William H. Smith, William H. Smith

Year:

1970

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-167. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 24 p.

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Abstract

This paper briefly reviews the quality-index concept, presents log-quality index tables for a selected group of eastern hardwood tree species, and explains how timber operators can use Q.I. for evaluating the lumber that can be sawed from logs and trees.

Citation

Mendel, Joseph J.; Smith, William H. 1970. Quality index tables for some eastern hardwood species. Res. Pap. NE-167. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 24 p.