Precommercial thinning in naturally regenerated Scots pine stands in northern Finland.

• Main Authors: Ruha, Tommi, Varmola, Martti
• Other Authors: The Finnish Society of Forest Science, Suomen metsätieteellinen seura, Finlands Forstvetenskapliga Samfund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Finnish Society of Forest Science and The Finnish Forest Research Institute 2009
• Subjects: Pinus sylvestris; branch diameter; early development; external quality; precommercial thinning; mänty; luontainen; uudistaminen; harvennushakkuut; puusto; kasvu; laatu; oksat; paksuus; Mänty; Northern Finland; Lapland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1975/8537

The effects of precommercial thinning on the quantity and external quality of young Scots pine stands were examined over two 10-year periods in an experiment comprising five stands growing on sub-dry sites in Finnish Lapland, northern Finland. The thinning treatments applied resulted in stand densit...