Author: David A. Marquis Publisher: ISBN: Category : Forest thinning Languages : en Pages : 28
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S2The yield of even-aged hardwoods can be increased by a A program of regular thinnings. The questions are: How much increase can be expected? And what are the effects on quality? The 5-year results from a long-term study of thinning in young northern hardwoods on the Bartlett Experimental Forest in New Hampshire show that heavy thinning increased crop-tree basal-area growth by 53 percent and crop-tree diameter growth by 64 percent. There were no adverse effects on tree quality, and overall stand quality has been improved.S3.
Author: Nancy G. Voorhis Publisher: ISBN: Category : Forests and forestry Languages : en Pages : 8
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The effectiveness of precommercial crop tree thinning was investigated by thinning crop trees of paper birch, yellow birch, and sugar maple to two intensity levels at 8 years of age. Analysis of covariance on post thinning growth measurements taken 7 years later indicated a significant increase in diameter and crown-diameter growth, with the pattern of response varying by species. The study suggests that a uniform crop-tree thinning treatment for a stand composed of species with varying tolerances will rarely produce the best response for all the species.
Author: Paul E. Sendak Publisher: ISBN: Category : Forest thinning Languages : en Pages : 20
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In 1959 a study of crop-tree release and species cleaning was established in a 25-year-old northern hardwood stand growing on an above-average hardwood site that resulted from a silvicultural clearcut in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Three treatmentslight crop-tree release, heavy release, and species cleaningwere randomly assigned to quarter-acre plots, five plots per treatment, including five untreated plots. The stand was followed for 5 years and based on the results, treatment effects were projected to a stand age of 45 years. These projections were subjected to a financial analysis. The treatment plots were tallied at stand ages 56 (1990) and 69 (2003) years. We summarize the results of the early crop-tree release and species cleaning and provide a long-term financial perspective based on the new tallies. Our goal was to repeat the financial analysis and re-examine the results and conclusions of the original study. We found that the return on investment at stand ages 56 and 69 years was not as good as originally reported. The least expensive treatment, a light crop-tree release, gave the greatest return on investment. An opportunity for a commercial thinning between stand age 45 and 56 was missed and most likely would have improved the financial outcome of the treatments. Approximately 400 crop trees per acre were selected for release in 1959 but 200 crop trees per acre would have been more than sufficient and would have improved the financial outcome of the treatments by lowering initial cost. On a similarly good hardwood site, with an equally well stocked young stand, and good markets for small diameter roundwood, we only can speculate that releasing 200 or preferably fewer dominant or codominant trees per acre at stand age 25 followed by a commercial thinning when feasible after stand age 45 could be a good investment for a landowner.
Author: Dale S. Solomon Publisher: ISBN: Category : Forests and forestry Languages : en Pages : 28
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Board-foot and cubic-foot yields developed with the forest growth model SlMTlM are presented for northern hardwood stands grown with and without management. SlMTlM has been modified to include more accurate growth rates by species, a new stocking chart, and yields that reflect species values and quality classes. Treatments range from no thinning to intensive quality product management over a range of sites.
Author: David A. Marquis
Author: Nancy G. Voorhis
Author: Orris D. McCauley
Author: Paul E. Sendak
Author: Sharon A. Winsauer
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Author: Dale S. Solomon