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Thinning cherry-maple stands in West Virginia: 5-year results

Neil I. Lamson, H. Clay Smith, H. Clay Smith

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In northern West Virginia, 60-year-old cherry-maple stands were thinned to 75,60, and 45 percent relative stand density.Analysis of 5-year growth data showed that basal-area growth was not reduced by thinning.Cubic-foot and board-foot volume growth decreased slightly.Individual-tree growth of all trees, dominant/ codominant trees, and the 50 largest diameter trees per acre was significantly increased by thinning.Dominant/codominant trees in the 45 percent plots grew about 0.42 inch more in 5 years than those in the control plots.Optimum stand density probably is less than 60 percent relative stand density.

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In northern West Virginia, 60-year-old cherry-maple stands were thinned to 75,60, and 45 percent relative stand density.Analysis of 5-year growth data showed that basal-area growth was not reduced by thinning.Cubic-foot and board-foot volume growth decreased slightly.Individual-tree growth of all trees, dominant/ codominant trees, and the 50 largest diameter trees per acre was significantly increased by thinning.Dominant/codominant trees in the 45 percent plots grew about 0.42 inch more in 5 years than those in the control plots.Optimum stand density probably is less than 60 percent relative stand density.

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In northern West Virginia, 60-year-old cherry-maple stands were thinned to 75,60, and 45 percent relative stand density.Analysis of 5-year growth data showed that basal-area growth was not reduced by thinning.Cubic-foot and board-foot volume growth decreased slightly.Individual-tree growth of all trees, dominant/ codominant trees, and the 50 largest diameter trees per acre was significantly increased by thinning.Dominant/codominant trees in the 45 percent plots grew about 0.42 inch more in 5 years than those in the control plots.Optimum stand density probably is less than 60 percent relative stand density.

Key concepts: Thinning, West virginia, Maple, Forestry, Geography, Archaeology, Ecology, Biology

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