How to estimate site index for oaks in the Missouri Ozarks

Robert A. McQuilkin

Treesearch

How to estimate site index for oaks in the Missouri Ozarks

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert A. McQuilkin

Year:

1978

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Unnumbered publication. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 8 p.

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Abstract

How well does a certain tree species grow on a specific tract of land? Foresters traditionally answer this question in terms of "site index"--the average height of dominant and codominant trees at age 50 years in fully stocked, even-aged stands. Site index is widely used as an index of site quality because it is easy to measure and because it correlates well with timber yields.

Citation

McQuilkin, Robert A. 1978. How to estimate site index for oaks in the Missouri Ozarks. Unnumbered publication. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.