GROWTH FORECASTS OF NATURAL EVEN-AGED STANDS |
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| Authors: | F X Schumacher |
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| Institution: | 1. Duke University , North Carolina;2. Institute for Forestry and Wood Technology , Stellenbosch |
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| Abstract: | THE effect of certain siIvicultura1 practices on timber quality, namely espacement at establishment, rate of growth as influenced by site factors and thinning regime, pruning and age of the trees when thinned or when the stand is clearfelled, is reviewed. The prospects of improving timber quality by means of tree breeding are also briefly dealt with. Felling and logmaking practices which may affect timber quality and the effect of excessive delays between felling and conversion are discussed. How suitable sawmill practices can improve the quality of saw-timber is described. |
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| Keywords: | Ocotea root distribution windfalls |
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