Survival, Growth, and Quality of Residual Trees Following Clearcutting in Allegheny Hardwood Forests

摘要

A study of residual saplings and poles left after clearcutting indicates that sugar maple and beech are capable of surviving and growing well after this type of drastic release. Retaining 30 to 80 such trees per acre at the time of clearcutting can provide the head start needed for tolerants to reach mature size at the same time as new intolerant regeneration. This would produce a stand that is more nearly even-sized than a truly even-aged one.