Northern Research Station

Title: Closure of logging wounds after 10 years

Author: Smith, H. Clay; Miller, Gary W.; Schuler, Thomas M.

Date: 1994

Source: Res. Pap. NE-692. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p.

Station ID: RP-NE-692

Description: Closure of logging wounds on 96 sample trees was evaluated after 2, 5, and 10 years for Appalachian hardwood trees in north-central West Virginia. For yellow-poplar, northern red oak, black cherry, and white oak, many small wounds, 1 to 50 square inches in size, closed between 5 and 10 years after logging. For larger wounds, 50 to 200 square inches, it appears that many of these wounds may not close for at least 15 or perhaps 20 years after logging. Recommendations are provided to minimize logging wounds on residual trees in partially cut stands.

Keywords: logging wounds, sapwood, wound closure, butt log, quality

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Smith, H. Clay; Miller, Gary W.; Schuler, Thomas M.  1994.  Closure of logging wounds after 10 years.   Res. Pap. NE-692. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 6 p..