scholarly journals Invasive glossy buckthorn impedes growth of red oak and sugar maple under-planted in a mature hybrid poplar plantation

New Forests ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 897-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Hamelin ◽  
Benoit Truax ◽  
Daniel Gagnon
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Hybrid Poplar ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Poplar Plantation ◽  
Glossy Buckthorn

Fifty years of partial harvesting in a mixed mesophytic forest: composition and productivity

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 985-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas M Schuler
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Acer Rubrum ◽  
Timber Harvesting ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Single Tree ◽  
Periodic Growth ◽  
Mesophytic Forest ◽  
Single Tree Selection

Long-term silvicultural trials contribute to sustainable forest management by providing a better scientific understanding of how forest ecosystems respond to periodic timber harvesting. In this study, species composition, diversity, and net periodic growth of tree species in a mixed mesophytic forest in the central Appalachians were evaluated after about a half century of management. Three partial cutting practices on 18 research compartments and on 3 unmanaged reference compartments were evaluated (1951–2001) on 280 ha. Single-tree selection, diameter-limit harvesting, and timber harvesting in 0.162-ha patches were assessed on three northern red oak site index50 (SI) classes: 24, 21, and 18. Shannon–Weiner's diversity index (H′) declined from the first (1951–1959) to last (1987–2001) measurements and was related to both SI (P = 0.004) and treatment (P = 0.009). Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and red maple (Acer rubrum L.) were the two most abundant species in recent years (1987–2001); in contrast, in initial inventories (1951–1959), northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) and chestnut oak (Quercus prinus L.) were most abundant. Net periodic annual increment (PAI) of merchantable trees (DBH ≥12.7 cm) was related to both SI (P = 0.004) and treatment (P = 0.003). Mean PAI ranged from 4.6 m3·ha–1·year–1 for single-tree selection to 2.5 m3·ha–1·year–1 for unmanaged reference areas across all SI classes. The decline of oak species suggests that only intensive and specific forest management focused on maintaining oak species can obtain historical levels of diversity.

scholarly journals Testing Lake States TWIGS: Five-Year Growth Projections for Upland Hardwoods in Northern Lower Michigan

1996 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 182-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Guertin ◽  
C. W. Ramm
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Diameter Growth ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Red Maple ◽  
White Oak ◽  
Validation Data ◽  
Individual Tree ◽  
Lake States

Abstract Five-year diameter growth, basal area growth, and mortality for five upland hardwood species in northern Lower Michigan were compared to projections from Lake States TWIGS. The species studied were northern red oak, white oak, other red oak (pin oak and black oak combined), sugar maple, and red maple. The validation data consisted of individual tree measurements from 44 stands across 10 ecological land types on the Manistee National Forest. The stands were measured in 1986 and 1991; during this time interval stands experienced a drought and outbreaks of leaf defoliators. For individual dbh classes, 5 yr diameter growth was predicted within ± 0.3 in. for all species. Mean errors for BA projections were within ± 5 ft²/ac for all species, and mean error for trees/ac ranged from - 33 for other red oak to + 16 for sugar maple. Although precision was variable, Lake States TWIGS provided accurate predictions of 5 yr diameter growth for the five species tested. Projections of mortality were less accurate. North. J. Appl. For. 13(4):00-00.

Carbon, Water, and Energy Exchanges of a Hybrid Poplar Plantation During the First Five Years Following Planting

Ecosystems ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 658-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiebo Cai ◽  
David T. Price ◽  
Alberto L. Orchansky ◽  
Barb R. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Poplar ◽  
Poplar Plantation ◽  
Energy Exchanges

Sensitivity of Tree Seedlings to Aluminum: II. Red Oak, Sugar Maple, and European Beech

1990 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Kelly ◽  
M. Schaedle ◽  
F. C. Thornton ◽  
J. D. Joslin
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Maple ◽  
European Beech ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Tree Seedlings

scholarly journals Trends and Prospects in Ontario's Poplar Plantation Management

1977 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 195-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Zsuffa ◽  
H. W. Anderson ◽  
P. Jaciw
Keyword(s):  
Forest Type ◽  
Clonal Selection ◽  
Hybrid Poplar ◽  
Poplar Plantation ◽  
Plantation Management ◽  
Rotation System ◽  
Stem Quality ◽  
Stock Type ◽  
Poplar Plantations ◽  
Intensively Managed

The hybrid poplar plantation management systems and objectives, some of the problems, and the results of work to date are summarized.Short-rotation poplar plantations are of regularly spaced traditional-size trees, intensively managed in monoculture. Silvicultural problems are associated with clonal selection, site selection and treatment, spacing, and planting stock type. The mean annual increments of best varieties have reached at 12 years of age 29 m3/ha (400 cu. ft./acre).Forest type poplar plantations are established in logged forest areas. These are less intensively managed.Fast growing poplar and associated shade tolerant hardwoods and conifers are planted in mixed plantations (poplar polyculture) on highly variable sites. Beneficial influences are apparent on the stem quality and phenology of associated trees. Growth stimulating effects, increased site utilization and disease resistance are expected.In mini-rotation system, average dry yields of 8 t/ha/a (3.5 tons/acre/yr) or more are produced in closely-spaced, intensively-managed 1- to 3-year-old coppice plantations. Pulping tests indicate satisfactory qualities. In addition, many other uses, from petrochemical replacement to food, have potential. The management problems under study are: clonal selection, site treatments, spacing, and mechanization.

scholarly journals Chips off the Old Block: An Old Fuel with a New Twist

1987 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendell P. MacIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Prince Edward Island ◽  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Forest Biomass ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
White Birch ◽  
White Pine ◽  
Land Clearing ◽  
Virgin Forest ◽  
Almost All

The first settlers in the early 1700's found almost all of Prince Edward Island covered by a magnificent virgin forest of sugar maple, yellow and white birch, beech, red oak and poplar blended with some spruce, fir, white pine, larch, hemlock and cedar. Nearly three hundred years of logging, land clearing and poor forest management have reduced the forest area by 50% and left the remaining forest largely a silvicultural slum. Recent federal/provincial agreements, however, have given rise to the expectation that P.E.I. will once again become self-sufficient for wood and that use of forest biomass will greatly reduce the dependence on oil for energy.

Land use change effects on ecosystem carbon balance: From agricultural to hybrid poplar plantation

2011 ◽  
Vol 141 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 342-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmela B.M. Arevalo ◽  
Jagtar S. Bhatti ◽  
Scott X. Chang ◽  
Derek Sidders
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Carbon Balance ◽  
Hybrid Poplar ◽  
Poplar Plantation ◽  
Ecosystem Carbon ◽  
Ecosystem Carbon Balance

scholarly journals Methods to Evaluate Host Tree Suitability to the Asian Longhorned Beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott W. Ludwig ◽  
Laura Lazarus ◽  
Deborah G. McCullough ◽  
Kelli Hoover ◽  
Silvia Montero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Larval Survival ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Anoplophora Glabripennis ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Green Ash ◽  
Asian Longhorned Beetle ◽  
White Oak ◽  
First Instar ◽  
Tulip Poplar

Abstract Two procedures were evaluated for assessing tree susceptibility to Anoplophora glabripennis. In the first procedure, adult beetles were caged with a section of sugar maple, northern red oak, white oak, honeylocust, eastern cottonwood, sycamore or tulip poplar wood. Results showed that females laid viable eggs on sugar maple, red oak, white oak and honeylocust. Oviposition did not occur on cottonwood, sycamore, or tulip poplar. Eighty-seven percent of the first instar larvae survived in white oak, followed by sugar maple (82%), honeylocust (50%), and red oak (39%). In the second procedure, first instar larvae were manually inserted into potted sugar maple, green ash, and red oak trees and allowed to feed for 60 or 90 days. Significantly more larvae survived for 90 days within the red oak (67%) compared to green ash (17%). Larvae recovered from red oak weighed significantly more than larvae from sugar maple or green ash. Larval survival was positively related to height of insertion. These results indicate: 1) controlled laboratory and greenhouse-based procedures can be used to assess tree suitability to A. glabripennis and 2) A. glabripennis will oviposit and larvae can develop in northern red oak for up to 90 days, suggesting that this species may be a potential host.

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