Estimating Commercial Product Potential in Small-Stem Lodgepole Pine: Methods, Products, Values

摘要

Those who manage lodgepole pine stands in the Rocky Mountain West are faced with a major problem: How to achieve multiple-resource management in stands of small-stem, low-value trees. An important management function is to identify merchandising opportunities, alternatives, and product values. Specific knowledge of the kinds, quantities, and values of merchantable products that can be recovered from a stand will enhance the management planning process. To satisfy this need, a system was developed that enables managers to accurately predict potential of a stand to produce various combinations of common small-diameter roundwood products.