Height growth and site index curves for managed even-aged stands of ponderosa pine in the Pacific Northwest

James W. Barrett

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Height growth and site index curves for managed even-aged stands of ponderosa pine in the Pacific Northwest

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Authors:

James W. Barrett

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

PNW-RP-232, Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 14 p.

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Abstract

This paper presents height growth and site index curves and equations for even-aged, managed stands of ponderosa pine east of the Cascade Range in Oregon and Washington where height growth has not been suppressed by high density or related factors.

Keywords

Increment (height), site index -) stand height/age, measurement systems, stem analysis, ponderosa pine, Pinus ponderosa, Oregon (eastern), Washington (eastern)

Citation

Barrett, James W. 1978. Height growth and site index curves for managed even-aged stands of ponderosa pine in the Pacific Northwest. PNW-RP-232, Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 14 p.