Predicting external branch characteristics of planted silver birch (Betula pendula Roth.) on the basis of routine stand and tree measurements

Forest Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 301-317

  Mäkinen, Harri ^a   Ojansuu, Risto ^a   Niemistö, Pentti ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

B. pubescens; Betula pendula; Branchiness; Stand density; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

PLANNING; PLANTS (BOTANY); WOOD;

FOREST INVENTORIES;

FORESTRY;

BETULA PUBESCENS; FORESTS; PLANTING; WOOD;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS;

EID: 0037386478     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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