Effect of Advance Seedling Size and Vigor on Survival After Clearcutting

摘要

Survival of advance seedlings after clearcutting in Allegheny hardwood stands is a function of initial seedling size-larger seedlings survive best. Age, number of leaves, and leaf size were also important determinants of survival. Advance seedlings that originated under a shelterwood canopy survived over-story removal much better than seedlings from an uncut stand. Therefore, the final removal cut of a shelterwood sequence can be made as soon as there are an adequate number of seedlings.