Classification and evaluation for forest sites on the Southern Cumberland Plateau

Glendon W. Smalley

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Classification and evaluation for forest sites on the Southern Cumberland Plateau

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Glendon W. Smalley

Year:

1979

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-23. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 59 p.

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Abstract

This paper presents a comprehensive forest site classification system for the southern portion of the Cumberland Plateau in northern Alabama, northwest Georgia, and extreme south-central Tennessee. The system is based on physiography, geology, soils, topography, and vegetation. Twenty-one landtypes are described, and each landtype is evaluated in terms of productivity and desirability of selected pines and hardwoods for timber production. Also, each landtype is rated for five soil-related problems that can affect forest management operations.

Keywords

site index, mean annual increment, soil properties, pines, hardwoods

Citation

Smalley, Glendon W. 1979. Classification and evaluation for forest sites on the Southern Cumberland Plateau. Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-23. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 59 p.