Butt rot defect and potential hazard in lodgepole pine on selected California recreational areas

Lee A. Paine

Treesearch

Butt rot defect and potential hazard in lodgepole pine on selected California recreational areas

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Lee A. Paine

Year:

1966

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-106. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p

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Abstract

Within the area sampled, potentially hazardous lodgepole pine were common on recreational sites. The incidence of decayed and mechanically weak trees was correlated with fire damage. Two-thirds of fire-scarred trees were decayed; one-third were rated potentially hazardous. Fire scars occurred roughly in proportion to level of plot recreational use.

Citation

Paine, Lee A. 1966. Butt rot defect and potential hazard in lodgepole pine on selected California recreational areas. Res. Note PSW-RN-106. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p