Crop tree release increases growth of mature red oak sawtimber

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 149-154

  Ward, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a Connecticut Agric Exp Station ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Epicormics; New England; Quercus rubra; Volume growth

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GLACIERS; HARVESTING; INSURANCE; SEA LEVEL; TIMBER;

CROP TREE MANAGEMENT; EPICORMICS; VOLUME GROWTH;

CROPS;

FARM CROPS; HARVESTING; INSURANCE; NEW ENGLAND; QUERCUS; SAW LOGS; TREES;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; QUERCUS VELUTINA; VELUTINA;

EID: 4644360301     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/19.4.149     Document Type: Article

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