Reproduction of upland hardwood forests in the central states

Ivan L. Sander; F. Bryan Clark

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Reproduction of upland hardwood forests in the central states

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Authors:

Ivan L. Sander, F. Bryan Clark

Year:

1971

Type:

Agricultural Handbook

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Agric. Handb. 405. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 25 p.

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Abstract

This handbook summarizes data from studies of central hardwood reproduction after harvest cuttings ranging from single-tree selection cutting to complete clearcutting. Regardless of how the stands were cut, natural reproduction was always adequate to produce acceptable new stands; but the heavier cuttings favored intolerant species and faster growth of all species. Reproduction present after harvest cutting consisted of varying proportions of new seedlings, advance reproduction, new sprouts from advance reproduction, and stump sprouts.

Citation

Sander, Ivan L.; Clark, F. Bryan. 1971. Reproduction of upland hardwood forests in the central states. Agric. Handb. 405. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 25 p.