Regeneration after shear felling and chipping of upland hardwoods

Charles McGee

Treesearch

Regeneration after shear felling and chipping of upland hardwoods

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Charles McGee

Year:

1986

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

FS

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Abstract

Low-quality hardwood stands on the Cumberland Plateau and the Western Highland Rim were harvested by shear felling and on-site chipping. Methods for introducing loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.), white pine (P. strobus L.), shortleaf pine (P. echinata Mill.) and yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) seedlings into these stands with minimum or no site preparation were explored. The effect of limited site preparation on natural regeneration was also evaluated. The desirability of intentional development of planted pine-natural hardwood mixtures was studied. Intensive harvest was found to be a key to reduced site preparation needs.

Keywords

Natural regeneration, planted pines, pine-hardwood mixture, intensive harvest, Cumberland Plateau, Western Highland Rim, University of the South, Koppers Company, Mead Corporation, Inland Container Company, Hartsells sandy loam soil

Citation

McGee, Charles E. 1986. Regeneration after shear felling and chipping of upland hardwoods. Research Paper SO-224. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 13 p.