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Facilitating Oak and Hickory Regeneration in Mature Central Hardwood Forests

Eric J. Holzmueller / John W. Groninger / Charles M. Ruffner

Advanced oak and hickory regeneration is often absent in mature oak-hickory forests in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States. Prescribed fire and thinning, alone and combined, are commonly prescribed silvicultural treatments that are recommended to initiate the regeneration process. This study examined the regeneration response in three mature oak stands following four treatments: (1) thin, (2) burn, (3) thinning and burning, or (4) no treatment (control). Ten years after initial treatment, results indicate that oak and hickory seedlings had greater height and diameter in the thinning and burning treatment compared to the control and that this treatment may help facilitate desirable regeneration in mature oak-hickory forests.

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Facilitating Oak and Hickory Regeneration in Mature Central Hardwood Forests

Eric J. Holzmueller / John W. Groninger / Charles M. Ruffner

Advanced oak and hickory regeneration is often absent in mature oak-hickory forests in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States. Prescribed fire and thinning, alone and combined, are commonly prescribed silvicultural treatments that are recommended to initiate the regeneration process. This study examined the regeneration response in three mature oak stands following four treatments: (1) thin, (2) burn, (3) thinning and burning, or (4) no treatment (control). Ten years after initial treatment, results indicate that oak and hickory seedlings had greater height and diameter in the thinning and burning treatment compared to the control and that this treatment may help facilitate desirable regeneration in mature oak-hickory forests.

Facilitating Oak and Hickory Regeneration in Mature Central Hardwood Forests

Eric J. Holzmueller / John W. Groninger / Charles M. Ruffner

Advanced oak and hickory regeneration is often absent in mature oak-hickory forests in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States. Prescribed fire and thinning, alone and combined, are commonly prescribed silvicultural treatments that are recommended to initiate the regeneration process. This study examined the regeneration response in three mature oak stands following four treatments: (1) thin, (2) burn, (3) thinning and burning, or (4) no treatment (control). Ten years after initial treatment, results indicate that oak and hickory seedlings had greater height and diameter in the thinning and burning treatment compared to the control and that this treatment may help facilitate desirable regeneration in mature oak-hickory forests.

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Title:

Facilitating Oak and Hickory Regeneration in Mature Central Hardwood Forests

Contributors:

Eric J. Holzmueller (author) / John W. Groninger (author) / Charles M. Ruffner (author)

Published in:

Forests, Vol 5, Iss 12, Pp 3344-3351 (2014)

Publication date:

2014

ISSN:

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3390/f5123344

Type of media:

Article (Journal)

Type of material:

Electronic Resource

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Unknown

Keywords:

Quercus , Carya , prescribed fire , timber stand improvement , Plant ecology , QK900-989

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