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Timber Value Growth Rates in Maine

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volume

7

Issue

2

Publisher

Society of American Foresters

First Page

62

Last Page

64

Publication Date

6-1990

Abstract

Rates of growth in value of standing timber in the Northeast can differ greatly between stands and between trees. Faced with this kind of variation, resource planners and managers need all the help they can get in determining financial rates of return for the region's woodlands. Analysis of recent inventory data indicates that the average annual change in value for forest stands in Maine between 1971 and 1982 was 4.3% and ranged from -12 to +43%. Because of high mortality and growth loss associated with spruce budworm, the average rate of value growth for fir trees was only 1.3%. Red oak, with its fast growth and low mortality rates, grew at a rate of 6.9%. North. J. Appl. For. 7:62-64, June 1990.

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