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Regenerating Paper Birch in the Lake States With the Shelterwood Method

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volume

6

Issue

4

Publisher

Society of American Foresters

First Page

151

Last Page

153

Publication Date

12-1-1989

Abstract

The two-cut uniform shelterwood method provides abundant seed and shade needed to regenerate paper birch on droughty sites. The key to success is site preparation by cross-discing within 2 years after seed dispersal to (a) incorporate organic matter, particularly brown cubical woody rot, into the mineral soil, (b) to control competing vegetation, and (c) to drill seed into the seed bed. Drilled seed produces seedlings that grow 3 to 4 times faster than seedlings from seed dispersed after site preparation. Because a uniform shelterwood intercepts some precipitation, narrow shaded clearcut strip shelterwoods may be even better for regenerating paper birch.

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