Post on 15-Dec-2015
Species That Commonly Regenerate from New Seedlings Established after Disturbance
• Yellow-poplar• Sweet birch• Yellow birch• Black cherry• Yellow pines
Species that must be present before disturbance and persist through disturbance
• Red oak• White oak• Chestnut oak• Scarlet oak• Black oak• Pignut hickory• Mockernut hickory• Bitternut hickory• Other hickories
White ashBasswoodRed mapleSugar mapleBuckeyeHemlockBlackgumDogwoodSilverbell
Survival Curve for Red Oak Seedlings Growing In Undisturbed Conditions
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Hypothesized Survival Response to a Reduction in Basal Area (Loftis 1983)
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Hypothesized Height Response to a Reduction in Basal Area
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RRANKING OF EXPECTED POST HARVEST PERFORMANCE 11 Yellow poplar-SP; black cherry-SP; black locust-SP; basswood-SP22 Red maple-SP; sugar maple-SP; silverbell-SP; Fraser magnolia-SP; cucumber-SP; ash-SP; birch-
SP; white pine-L; yellow poplar-L; black cherry-L; birch-L33 Basswood-L; yellow poplar-M; black cherry-M; birch-M; silverbell-L; Fraser magnolia-L44 Oak-SP; oak-L; ash-L; red maple-L; cucumber-L; hickory-SP; dogwood-SP; sourwood-SP; blackgum-SP; beech-SP; buckeye-SP; yellow poplar-S; birch-S; black cherry-S; sugar maple-L; hemlock-L; white pine-M55 Yellow poplar-SE; black cherry-SE; birch-SE; oak-M; basswood-M; ash-M; red maple-M; silverbell- M; Fraser magnolia-M; cucumber-M; white oak-SP; hickory-L; dogwood-L; sourwood-L; blackgum- L; beech-L; buckeye-L; fire cherry-SE; sugar maple-M66 Hickory-M; white oak-M; sourwood-M; blackgum-M; beech-M; buckeye-M; hemlock-M; white pine- S77 Oak-S; ash-S; basswood-S; silverbell-S; Fraser magnolia-S; red maple-S; dogwood-M88 White oak-S; hickory-S; dogwood-S; sourwood-S; blackgum-S; beech-S; buckeye-S; hemlock-S SSP= stump sprout; L=large advance reproduction (> 4 ft<1.5”dbh); M=medium advance reproduction (>2 ft <4 ft); S=small advance reproduction (<2 ft); SE=new seedlings established after harvest.