North Carolina harvest and utilization study, 2015

David J. Wall; Jason Cooper; James Bentley; James Gray

doi:10.2737/SRS-RB-216

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North Carolina harvest and utilization study, 2015

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David J. Wall, Jason Cooper, James Bentley, James Gray

Year:

2018

Type:

Resource Bulletin

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-RB-216

Source:

e-Resource Bulletin SRS–216. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

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Abstract

In 2015, a harvest and utilization study was completed on 95 operations throughout North Carolina. There were 2,125 total trees measured: 1,284 or 60 percent were softwood, while 841 or 40 percent were hardwood. Results from this study showed that 85 percent of the total softwood volume measured was utilized for a product, and 15 percent was left as logging residue. Seventyfour percent of the total hardwood volume measured was utilized for a product, while 26 percent was left as logging residue.

Keywords

FIA, growing stock, logging residue, nongrowing stock, overutilization, product, removals, underutilization

Citation

Wall, David J.; Cooper, Jason A.; Bentley, James W.; Gray, James A. 2018. North Carolina harvest and utilization study, 2015. e-Resource Bulletin SRS–216. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 23 p.