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Precommercial crop-tree release increases diameter growth of Appalachian hardwood saplings

H. Clay Smith, Neil I. Lamson

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Codominant seedling-origin crop trees 25 to 39 feet tall in even-aged, precommercial-size hardwood stands were released in West Virginia.Trees were located on two sites: good oak site index 75 and fair oak site 63.Species studied were black cherry, sweet birch, and yellow-poplar.Three-year results indicated that the trees generally responded to release; the 3-year dbh growth of released trees was 0.2 to 0.4 inch greater than that of unreleased trees.Height growth did not increase.

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Codominant seedling-origin crop trees 25 to 39 feet tall in even-aged, precommercial-size hardwood stands were released in West Virginia.Trees were located on two sites: good oak site index 75 and fair oak site 63.Species studied were black cherry, sweet birch, and yellow-poplar.Three-year results indicated that the trees generally responded to release; the 3-year dbh growth of released trees was 0.2 to 0.4 inch greater than that of unreleased trees.Height growth did not increase.

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Codominant seedling-origin crop trees 25 to 39 feet tall in even-aged, precommercial-size hardwood stands were released in West Virginia.Trees were located on two sites: good oak site index 75 and fair oak site 63.Species studied were black cherry, sweet birch, and yellow-poplar.Three-year results indicated that the trees generally responded to release; the 3-year dbh growth of released trees was 0.2 to 0.4 inch greater than that of unreleased trees.Height growth did not increase.

Key concepts: Hardwood, Forestry, Seedling, Crop, Thinning, Agronomy, Horticulture, Biology

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