Document Type
Newsletter
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Tremblings
Volume
13
Issue
3
Editor
Paul Rogers
Publisher
Western Aspen Alliance
Publication Date
8-2022
First Page
1
Last Page
4
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Abstract
Aspen seedlings for boreal mine reclamation
Bradley Pinno
Trembling aspen is a major component of the forests in Alberta. Aspen is an early successional species which occurs in both pure and mixed stands. It also provides the timber for pulp mills and oriented strand board mills with a harvest rate of nearly 12M m3 (5.08 BBF) of aspen timber annually in Alberta. Aspen normally regenerates vigorously after disturbance from root suckers in the range of 10,000–100,000 stems per hectare. However, after industrial disturbances such as mining or the creation of well sites where the soil has been removed, root suckering is not a viable regeneration option. Given the large areas to be reclaimed and reforested after these industrial disturbances, understanding the techniques to encourage regeneration from seed are important.
Recommended Citation
Western Aspen Alliance, "Tremblings, August 2022" (2022). Tremblings. Paper 54.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/tremblings/54