Height development of Betula and Salix species following pre-commercial thinning through breaking the tops of secondary stems: 3-year results

• Published in: Forestry
• Main Authors: Karlsson, A, Albrektson, A
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2001
• Subjects: Articles; Stump; The Stump; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://forestry.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/74/1/41; https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/74.1.41

Reducing competition by topping secondary stems may be an attractive alternative to traditional pre-commercial thinning in forestry, for both biological and financial reasons. In this study, the height development of secondary and main stems of birch ( Betula pubescens Ehrh. and Betula pendula Roth,...