Growth Of Appalachian Hardwoods Kept Free To Grow From 2 To 12 Years After Clearcutting

S2Seven years after a clearcut and herbicide treatment in a West Virginia stand of Appalachian hardwoods, root and stem ages were determined for sugar maple, black cherry, and white ash. Age was used to verify origin and origin was used to evaluate reproduction stem development 7 years after clearcutting. Sugar maple stems originated from advanced reproduction; black cherry originated primarily from seedlings that germinated during or after treatment; and white ash stems were a mixture of seedlings, advanced reproduction, and stump sprouts.S3.

The Central Hardwood Forest stretches from the upper Southeast to the Great Lakes & from Arkansas to Mass. It is an oak-dominated deciduous forest occurring in hilly to mountainous areas of this region -- the most extensive temperate deciduous forest in the world. Concerns the biology & management of central hardwoods by forest scientists from throughout the Central Hardwood Region of the Eastern U.S. Includes papers on: nutrient dynamics; stand structure; reforestation/reclamation; harvesting; modeling/inventory; wildlife; silviculture; disturbance effects; & genetics/tree improvement. Includes 21 poster presentations.