Site index curves for unmanaged stands of California black oak

Robert F. Powers

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Site index curves for unmanaged stands of California black oak

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert F. Powers

Year:

1972

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-262. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p

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Abstract

California black oak (Quercus kelloggii Newb.) is a potentially valuable species of wide distribution in California and southern Oregon. Site index curves related to slope aspect and to the site index of a close associate-ponderosa pine have been developed, and are reported for the first time in this Note. The curves should be useful in estimating the growth potential of California black oak in even-aged unmanaged stands of the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range between 39' and 41' north latitude.

Keywords

Quercus kelloggii, growth potential, economic potential, site index, site classification, California

Citation

Powers, Robert F. 1972. Site index curves for unmanaged stands of California black oak. Res. Note PSW-RN-262. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p