Excerpt from Partial Cutting Practices for Old-Growth Lodgepole Pine From a silvicultural point of View, clearcutting is a sound and practical way of bringing mature and overmature lodgepole pine (pinus contorta Dougl.) forests under management, especially when timber production is a major objective. There are several reasons for clearcutting. Since these have been thoroughly discussed by Tackle they will only be highlighted here. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Mortality Following Partial Cutting in Virgin Lodgepole Pine The results of this study show that for a period of 12 growing seasons following logging, windfall in partially cut old - growth lodge pole pine was very heavy. The loss of more than 16 percent of the residual growing stock resulted in little or no positive net increment. The uncut check plots produced a greater amount of net annual increment per acre than any of the treated plots. It can therefore be concluded that partial cutting does not stimulate growth of the residual stand in mature lodgepole pine forests. Since the species reproduced adequately under all degrees of cutting used, it appears that clearcutting and complete utilization of the slow - growing overstory, so that it can be replaced by a vigorous new stand, is to be recommended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.