TY - JOUR
AU1 - Miller, Gary W.
AU2 - 
AB - Unmanaged 60-year-old cherry- maple stands in West Virginia were thinned to three levels of stocking according to the A1 leg heny hardwoods stocking guide. After the merchantable timber was removed, the basal area in saplings was reduced to less than 10 ft2&per acre (2.3 m21ha), as the guide recommends for stands with dense understories. A detailed time study revealed that cutting saplings with chain saws costs about $1 7.00 per acre ($42fha). This amount may be recoverable in increased yield, tax deductions, and fuelwood sales. Cover Photo Saplings were felled by experienced loggers. Introduction The Study Area The stocking guide for Allegheny sidual trees, sapling removal will not The study was conducted in hardwoods recommends thinning even- only reduce net revenues of commer- the Middle Mountain area of the Mo- aged stands to 60 percent of full stock- cial thinning, but will also reduce net nongahela National Forest. Treated ing, the minimum stocking theoreti- present value of timber production on stands were previously unmanaged cally needed to utilize the site fully the area. even-aged black cherry-maple stands (Roach 1977). Other stocking guides about 60 years old. The study area is developed for eastern forest types Some recent studies have 
TI - Costs of reducing sapling basal area in thinned cherry-maple stands in West Virginia
DO - 10.2737/ne-rp-540
DA - 1984-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/costs-of-reducing-sapling-basal-area-in-thinned-cherry-maple-stands-in-0dtY9oT4Pf
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