Financial consequences of commercial thinning regimes in young-growth Douglas-fir

Robert M. Randall

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Financial consequences of commercial thinning regimes in young-growth Douglas-fir

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Authors:

Robert M. Randall

Year:

1977

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

Randall, Robert M. 1977. Financial consequences of commercial thinning regimes in young-growth Douglas-fir. Res. Note PNW-RN-293. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 g.

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Abstract

Commercial thinning in fully-stocked normal Douglas-fir stands of merchantable size is evaluated and compared to the alternatives of leaving stands to grow unthinned or of liquidating them. Comparisons are made in terms of volume production and financial returns.

Keywords

Thinning (commercial), economic evaluation, young-growth stands, Douglas-fir

Citation

Randall, Robert M. 1977. Financial consequences of commercial thinning regimes in young-growth Douglas-fir. Res. Note PNW-RN-293. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p.