New Tree-Classification System Used by the Southern Forest Inventory and Analysis Unit

Dennis M. May; John S. Vissage; D. Vince Few

doi:10.2737/SO-GTR-76

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New Tree-Classification System Used by the Southern Forest Inventory and Analysis Unit

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Dennis M. May, John S. Vissage, D. Vince Few

Year:

1990

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SO-GTR-76

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-76. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.

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Abstract

Trees at USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Inventory and Analysis, sample locations are classified as growing stock or cull based on their ability to produce sawlogs. The old and new classification systems are compared, and the impacts of the new system on the reporting of tree volumes are illustrated with inventory data from north Alabama.

Keywords

Cull, growing stock, sawlog, tree class, tree grade

Citation

May, Dennis M.; Vissage, John S.; Few, D. Vince. 1990. New Tree-Classification System Used by the Southern Forest Inventory and Analysis Unit. Gen. Tech. Rep. SO-76. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.