Seedfall and establishment of Engelmann spruce in clearcut openings: A case history

Robert R. Alexander

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Seedfall and establishment of Engelmann spruce in clearcut openings: A case history

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert R. Alexander

Year:

1969

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. RM-RP-53. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p.

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Abstract

Prompt establishment of new stands of spruce following timber harvesting is a major objective in the management of the Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir type in the central Rocky Mountains. Although planting has increased in the past decade and is expected to continue to increase, it will not be economically possible to plant at the rate at which spruce-fir forests will be cutover. Natural reproduction must therefore be depended upon to restock most clearcut areas.

Keywords

seedfall, Engelmann spruce, clearcut areas, new stands, planting

Citation

Alexander, Robert R. 1969. Seedfall and establishment of Engelmann spruce in clearcut openings: A case history. Res. Pap. RM-RP-53. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 8 p.