Northern Research Station

Title: Epicormic branching on central Appalachian hardwoods 10 years after deferment cutting

Author: Miller, Gary W.

Date: 1996

Source: Res. Pap. NE-702. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 9 p.

Station ID: RP-NE-702

Description: Epicormic branching was monitored over a 10-year period following deferment cutting in four central Appalachian hardwood stands in West Virginia. Data from 545 codominant residual trees indicated that the average number of epicormic branches on the butt and second 16-foot log sections increased significantly for the first 2 years after treatment. For upper log sections of basswood, northern red oak, and black cherry, significant increases continued from the second to the tenth year. The net effect on quality was that 11 percent of residual trees exhibited a reduction in butt-log grade due to epicormic branching. Of the few grade reductions observed, white oak, northern red oak, and black cherry were the most susceptible. Less than 1 percent of yellow-poplar trees had lower grades due to epcormic branching.

Keywords: epicormic branching, two-age management, deferment cutting

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Miller, Gary W.  1996.  Epicormic branching on central Appalachian hardwoods 10 years after deferment cutting.   Res. Pap. NE-702. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 9 p..