. 1979 Research accomplishments : forests for our needs. Forests and forestry Research United States. Timber Management. Yellow-Poplar Harvests Can Be Doubled Scientists have found that yellow-poplar harvest rate can be doubled in the Eastern United States. The significance of this finding is that more yeUow-poplar can be used to manufacture many products novi' made from pine. Rough construction plywood, many kinds of paper products, as well as studs and sheathing for housing, can be manu- factured from yeUow-poplar. This will help relieve pressures now being exerted on the southern pine resou
. 1979 Research accomplishments : forests for our needs. Forests and forestry Research United States. Timber Management. Yellow-Poplar Harvests Can Be Doubled Scientists have found that yellow-poplar harvest rate can be doubled in the Eastern United States. The significance of this finding is that more yeUow-poplar can be used to manufacture many products novi' made from pine. Rough construction plywood, many kinds of paper products, as well as studs and sheathing for housing, can be manu- factured from yeUow-poplar. This will help relieve pressures now being exerted on the southern pine resources. Researchers have found there is no need for intensive management of yellow-poplar to bring about these increased supplies. Custodial manage- ment, permitting a forest to regenerate and grow as it will and harvesting timber at the landowner's convenience, is responsible for the current rate of yeUow-poplar growth. There is no need for large investments at the time of harvest and regeneration that must be carried forward at high rates of interest for 40 to 80 years. The minimum cultural practices for custodial management are (1) keep harvested areas larger than 1 acre, (2) remove or fell all trees larger than 2 inches Jr. at the time of harvest, (3) protect the young stand from fire, and (4) schedule the next harvest according to the owner's best interest. These guidelines will be of interest to land managers and landowners throughout the central and southern Appalachian forest region where yellow-poplar predominates as a commercially important timber pro- ducing Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Forest Service. [Washington, D. C. ?] : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service
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