Northern Research Station

Title: Precommercial Crop-Tree Thinning in a Mixed Northern Hardwood Stand

Author: Voorhis, Nancy G.

Date: 1990

Source: Res. Pap. NE-640. Radnor, PA: US. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

Station ID: RP-NE-640

Description: Analysis of growth measurements taken 7 years after thinning an 8-year-old hardwood stand showed significant diameter and crown-diameter growth increases. Further analysis showed dissimilarities in the pattern of response of the three species observed: yellow birch, sugar maple, and paper birch.

Keywords: crop-tree; thinning

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Voorhis, Nancy G.  1990.  Precommercial Crop-Tree Thinning in a Mixed Northern Hardwood Stand.   Res. Pap. NE-640. Radnor, PA: US. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p..