Yields from short-rotation Aspen suckers

Authors

R.A. Person
A.R. Hallgren
J.W. Hubbard

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Minn. For. Res. Note

Issue

224

Publication Date

1971

Abstract

Studies in the South indicate that sycamore promises high yields of wood fiber on a "silage-sycamore" type of very short rotations³. Such a use of sapling-sized rather than the more mature trees as is now the practice for wood fiber production would reduce the interest burden of the long growth period. Also, the possibility of using agricultural-type equipment such as a corn chopper for the harvesting of suckers would open new opportunities for reducing the present relatively high percentage of a wood product's cost attributed to the harvesting process.

Recommended Citation

Person, R.A., Hallgren, A.R. and Hubbard, J.W., (1971), "Yields from Short-Rotation Aspen Suckers", Minnesota Forestry Research Notes 224 , School of Forestry, University of Minnesota