Birch symposium proceedings

Abstract

This symposium on yellow and paper birch is the third in a series of meetings devoted to discussion of our fine hardwood timber species. The first meeting, held at Carbondale, Illinois, in 1966, dealt with black walnut. The second, held at Houghton, Michigan, in 1968, dealt with sugar maple. The purpose of this third meeting is to bring together our present knowledge of the silviculture, management, and utilization of the birches; and to point out the gaps in our knowledge, which research can help to fill. From a review of the papers prepared for presentation at this meeting, it is evident that we already know much about how to grow and utilize the birches-especially those that regenerate naturally. We know enough to do a much better job of managing our birch stands than we are doing now. Nevertheless, even for natural stands we still have much to learn about spacing and thinning, and about birch nutrition and fertilization.

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Titles contained within Birch symposium proceedings

• Our birch resources
• Birch timber resources of North America
• Birch veneer and plywood demand: projected needs of the industry
• Bolt, log, and tree grades for birch
• Primary utilization of birch
• Some benefits, problems, and concerns of a secondary user of yellow birch
• Silvical requirements for natural birch regeneration
• Natural regeneration of birch in New England
• Natural regeneration of yellow birch in Canada
• Natural regeneration of yellow birch in the Lake States
• Seeding and planting birch
• Birch nursery practice
• Progress in birch genetics and tree improvement
• Birch soil-site requirements
• Birch nutrition
• Stocking, growth, and yield of birch stands
• Thinning and pruning in young birch stands
• An economic evaluation of precommercial thinning in predominately paper birch stands
• Financial maturity of paper birch
• Financial maturity of yellow birch
• Diseases of birch
• Insect enemies of birch
• Animal damage to birch
• Birch management on the White Mountain National Forest
• Birch management on New Hampshire state lands
• Birch management on industry lands
• Management of birch for other uses
• Management of birch for aesthetics and recreation
• Management of birch for wildlife habitat

Citation

Doolittle, W.T.; Bruns, P.E., comps. 1969. Birch symposium proceedings. ;1969 August 19-21; Durham, NH. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 183 p.