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Kentucky harvest and utilization study, 2007

Informally Refereed

Abstract

In 2007, a harvest and utilization study was conducted on 53 operations in Kentucky. There were 1,310 total trees measured: 263 or 20 percent were softwood, while 1,047 or 80 percent were hardwood. Results from this study showed that 82 percent of the total softwood volume measured was utilized for a product, and 18 percent was left as logging residue. Seventy-two percent of the total hardwood volume measured was utilized for a product, while 28 percent was left as logging residue.

Keywords

FIA, growing stock, logging residue, nongrowing stock, overutilization, product, removals, underutilization

Citation

Cooper, Jason A.; Bentley, James W. 2013. Kentucky harvest and utilization study, 2007. e-Resour. Bull. SRS-RB-195. Asheville, NC: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 25 p.
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/43956