Concerns about the
potential impacts of the harvest of Fraser fir seedlings and cones from Roan
Mountain spruce-fir forests for the Christmas tree industry led to a pilot study
in 2000. The primary objective of this study is to develop and install a
sampling design that will characterize
the composition and structure of spruce-fir stands and be capable of detecting
any changes in the future. These are the necessary first steps to assess the
status of the Fraser fir resource and therefore to evaluate the consequences of
seedling and cone harvests. For more information on Fraser Fir, click
on link below.
Fraser
Fir Research Summary
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