Download or read book Releasing Young Hardwood Crop Trees written by Gary W. Miller and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S2A crown-touching release of 12-year-old black cherry and yellow-poplar crop trees on a good site required removing an average of 14 trees for every crop tree. An average of 80 crop trees per acre was left free-to-grow with an average growing space of 4.7 feet on all sides of the crown. Basal spraying cost $0.80 per crop tree, stem injecting cost $0.61 per crop tree, and chain saw felling cost $0.42 per crop tree. Cost indicators for each release method and suggestions for cost savings are provided.S3.

Download or read book Precommercial Crop tree Release Increases Diameter Growth of Appalachian Hardwood Saplings written by H. Clay Smith and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Early Crop tree Release and Species Cleaning in Young Northern Hardwoods written by Paul E. Sendak and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Crop Tree Management in Eastern Hardwoods written by Arlyn W. Perkey and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stem quality Changes on Young Mixed Upland Hardwoods After Crop tree Release written by David L. Sonderman and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Relative change of several types of stem defects was studied over an 8-year period to determine the effects of crop-tree thinning on the development of tree quality. Special interest was given to changes in relative quality associated with defect indicators of crop trees compared to trees in unthinned plots. The relative quality classes of the crop trees went from "poor" to "medium" for red maple and "poor" to "good" for aspen. The oaks stayed in the poor classification and yellow-poplar remained unchanged in the medium classification. Results showed a decrease in the number of epicormic branches on the crop trees, and an increase in the size of live limbs.S3.

Download or read book Crop Tree Field Guide written by Arlyn W. Perkey and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How to Release Crop Trees in Precommercial Hardwood Stands written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Early Crop tree Release in Even aged Stands of Appalachian Hardwoods written by George R. Trimble (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Applying a Crop tree Release in Small sawtimber White Oak Stands written by Jeffrey W. Stringer and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S2Small-sawtimber white oak crop trees in Kentucky were released by a crown-touching technique. In two cutting treatments, 20 and 34 crop trees were released per acre at a total cost of $35 and $42, respectively. Both treatments yielded commercial volumes of cut material. Total mean merchantable volume (>5.0 inches d.b.h.) in cut trees was 693 cubic feet/acre, with approximately 2,400 board feet/acre in sawtimber (2 11.0 inches d.b.h.). On the basis of early crop-tree stem response, the released trees are growing 0.16 inch/year compared with 0.13 inch/year for the unreleased trees. S3.

Download or read book Crop tree Release Increases Growth of 12 year old Yellow poplar and Black Cherry written by Neil I. Lamson and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S2Precommercial thinning was done in a 12-year-old Appalachian hardwood sapling stand in West Virginia. Two crop-tree release techniques were used-crown touching and crown touching plus 5 feet. Results indicated that both treatments significantly increased & year d.b.h. growth for released yellow-poplar and black cherry crop trees. Although there was a major increase in d.b.h. growth, caution is suggested when using the crown-touching plus 5 feet treatment as butt-log quality response was not conclusive. Releasing crop trees with the crown-touching approach seems appropriate in sapling stands when applied to desirable stems on better sites. S3.

Download or read book Precommercial Crop tree Release Increases Diameter Growth of Appalachian Hardwood Saplings written by H. Clay Smith and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effects of Herbicide Release on the Growth of 8 to 12 year old Hardwood Crop Trees written by G. W. Wendel and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 8- to 12-year-old Appalachian hardwood stands, crop trees were released by stem injecting competing trees with a 20 percent aqueous solution of glyphosate. Species released were black cherry, red oak, and sugar maple. Release treatments were (a) injection of all trees within a 5-foot radius of the crop tree bole and (b) injection of all trees whose crown touched the crop tree. Five-year diameter growth of all species was significantly increased by both release treatments, but height growth was not affected by either treatment. Survival of released crop trees was higher and crown-class retrogression of released trees was less than unreleased trees. Glyphosate was effective in controlling most hardwood species during the 5 years of observation. S3.

Download or read book Changes in Hardwood Growing stock Tree Grades written by David L. Sonderman and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S2Describes changes in provisional tree grades for 351 young, mixed upland hardwood trees 6 years after thinning. Treatments of 30, 50, and 70 percent stocking plus a crop-tree release were applied. Results indicate that light thinning and crop-tree thinning produced higher quality and better grade trees than heavy thinning.S3.

Download or read book Response to crop tree release written by Neil I. Lamson and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Height of tallest saplings in 10 year old Appalachian hardwood clearcuts written by H. Clay Smith and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: