A Silvicultural Guide For The Spruce Working Group In Ontario

"The main purposes of this guide are : to summarize the knowledge of the silvics of spruce; to desctibe the current timber management practices for spruce in Ontario; to identify key factors that the manager must consider during the development of the Timber Management Plan and site specific prescriptions; and provide a basis for subsequnt development in both knowledge and practice. ... The principles outlined herein may be applied elswehere."--Page 1

This silvicultural guide is one of several, each of which provides a description of the silvicultural characteristics of the working group species and describes silvicultural practices for the working group. The guide reflects relevant literature and research, and the knowledge and experience of forestry staff in the management of the working group in Ontario and elsewhere. The guide covers the range and commercial importance of white pine and red spruce, siting, and wildlife and environmental considerations. Management prescriptions include such silvicultural systems as shelterwood and clear cut systems, harvesting considerations, forest renewal, stand maintenance, conversion and management intensity. Data is also given on the age-class distribution, historical harvest, average roundwood receipts, and biological rotation ages.

This guide provides silvicultural and ecological information for the management of black spruce, jack pine, and aspen within the context of sustainable forest management in Ontario. Section I introduces and explains the ecological and management interpretations of Section II, the terms and graphical conventions used, how the interpretations were derived, the limitations to their application, and data sources. This section also includes a comparative cross-reference of selected central ecosites and northeast forest ecosystem classification site types. Section II delivers a suite of ecological and silvicultural information within the framework of general standard forest ecosystem classification site types for north-east Ontario.

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