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Form and development of white pine stands in relation to growing space

• HF-ID: HF1928-01
• Category: Research Files
• Creator:
  • Gevorkiantz, Suren R.
  • Hosley, Neil W.

• Date: 1928
• Media: Paper
• Contents:
  • Thesis. Manuscript drafts, data sheets. 2 accordion folders.

• Keywords: mensuration, silviculture
• Abstract:
  • The mutual interference of trees in a stand as governed by the available growing space affects their entire development.
  
  
  • From early life the growing space controls their crown and root development or their chance for dominance. It aids or retards the establishment of the crown canopy and thus regulates natural pruning and the size of the lower dead branches. Ample room presents a favorable opportunity for wood production.
  
  
  • The distribution of wood increment over the stem is related to the external forces, such as the weight of the crown and the bending pressure exerted upon it; but if these forces are not important (suppressed trees), the nearness to the crown, the source of the building material, is the most significant

• Related Items:
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  • Historical photo file: HFH-0134 Form quotient study, Adams-Fay Lot
  • Historical photo file: HFH-0680 Pine stand, NE 1/4; Adams-Fay Lot

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