Regeneration of Patch Harvests in Even-Aged Northern Hardwoods in New England

William Leak

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Regeneration of Patch Harvests in Even-Aged Northern Hardwoods in New England

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Authors:

William Leak

Year:

2003

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 20(4): 188-189.

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Abstract

One suggested approach to converting even-aged northern hardwoods to an uneven-aged condition is the use of small-patch harvests to initiate new regeneration of desired species. Past experience indicates that such harvests may be less successful in second-growth, even-aged stands than in olderstands due to the abundance of sprouts and noncommercial species. Remeasurement of 47-yr-old patch harvests, applied to a 70-yr-old even aged stand, growing on a beech-red maple site in New Hampshire showed that paper and yellow birch dominated the regeneration composition of patch centers.

Keywords

Group selection, patch selection, regeneration

Citation

Leak, William B. 2003. Regeneration of Patch Harvests in Even-Aged Northern Hardwoods in New England. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 20(4): 188-189.