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A stand density management diagram for Norway spruce plantations in central New York

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Abstract

Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) is an economically important species in the State of New York. It has been widely planted, especially in the 1930’s, and currently occupies about 100,000 acres of forest land in New York (46 percent sawtimber, 36 percent poletimber, and 18 percent sapling). Many of these plantations have already received thinning treatments over years. However, there is little information or few management tools available to guide forest managers in deciding when to start thinning and in selecting appropriate thinning intensities. The objective of this study was to construct a stand density management diagram for the Norway spruce stands in central New York.

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Citation

Zhang, Lianjun; Li, Fasheng; Nyland, Ralph D.; Halligan, James P. 1999. A stand density management diagram for Norway spruce plantations in central New York. In: Stringer, Jeffrey W.; Loftis, David L., eds. 1999. Proceedings, 12th central hardwood forest conference; 1999 February 28-March 1-2; Lexington, KY. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-24. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 293 p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/65939