Southern Research Station

Title: Stand response of 16-year-old upland hardwood regeneration to crop-tree release on a medium quality site in the Southern Appalachians after 24 years

Author: McNab, W. Henry.

Date: 2010

Source: Res. Note SRS-18. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p.

Station ID: RN-SRS-18

Description: A crop tree release was made in a 16-year-old upland hardwood stand on a medium-quality site using one of two treatments: mechanical or chemical. After 24 years there was no significant difference in stand response between the two treatments as measured by mean increase in stand diameter, basal area, total height, height to base of live crown, or clear bole length.

Keywords: Appalachian hardwoods, chemical release, hardwood silviculture, mechanical release, precommercial thinning, upland oaks

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McNab, W. Henry.  2010.  Stand response of 16-year-old upland hardwood regeneration to crop-tree release on a medium quality site in the Southern Appalachians after 24 years.   Res. Note SRS-18. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p..