Accuracy of tree grade projections for five appalachian hardwood species

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-51

  Miller, Gary W ^a   Graves, Aaron T ^b   Gottschalk, Kurt W ^a   Baumgras, John E ^a  

^a US Forest Service   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Defect; Epicormic branches; Silviculture; Thinning; Tree quality; Wood value

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; HARDWOODS;

EPICORMIC BRANCHES; TREE GRADE PROJECTIONS; TREE QUALITY; WOOD VALUE;

FORESTRY;

DEFECTS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HARDWOODS; SILVICULTURE; TREES;

ACER RUBRUM; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; PRUNUS SEROTINA; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 41049091223     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/25.1.45     Document Type: Article

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