Predicting lumber volume and value of young-growth true firs: user's guide.

Susan Ernst; W.Y. Pong

doi:10.2737/PNW-GTR-147

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Predicting lumber volume and value of young-growth true firs: user's guide.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Susan Ernst, W.Y. Pong

Year:

1982

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-147

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-147. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 14 p

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Abstract

Equations are presented for predicting the volume and value of young-growth red, white, and grand firs. Examples of how to use them are also given. These equations were developed on trees less than 140 years old from areas in southern Oregon, northern California, and Idaho.

Keywords

Lumber recovery, lumber yield, lumber value, young-growth stands, red fir, Abies magnifica, white fir, Abies concolor, grand fir, Abies grandis, volume determination, volume (merchantable)

Citation

Ernst, Susan; Pong, W.Y. 1982. Predicting lumber volume and value of young-growth true firs: user''s guide. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-147. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 14 p