Bottomland Hardwood Management: Species/Site Relationships
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/pub2004.htm
Some of the most demanding tasks of managing forestlands involve the management and regeneration of desirable trees on different sites. This is true for all species but is especially true for hardwoods.
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Growing Black Walnut
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/naturalresources/DD0505.html
This bulletin will help woodland owners grow black walnut trees in natural stands and plantations for timber, nuts, and agroforestry.
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Hardwoods of North America
http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr83.pdf
This report describes 53 taxa of hardwoods of North America, which are organized alphabetically by genus.
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Management of Hardwood Forests for Timber in Alabama
http://www.aces.edu/department/extcomm/publications/anr/anr-581/anr-581.html
Through forest management, the many benefits of hardwood forests can be protected and enhanced. In some cases, good profits from timber are possible. However, if improperly handled, hardwood forests can be seriously degraded in value.
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Oaks and Other Trees May Naturally Shed Small Branches
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/forestry_education/general_foresty/abscission.html
From time to time, natural pruning of small branches from oaks and other trees causes alarm to homeowners because they think the tree is dying. This is referred to as branch abscission or cladoptosis. A similar abscission process occurs when deciduous trees shed their leaves each fall.
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Planting Hardwood Seedlings
http://persephone.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Pubs/FNR/FNR-134.html
This brochure discusses the most important topics to consider in establishing a plantation of healthy fast-growing hardwoods.
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Southern Hardwood Management Manual
http://sref.info/publications/online_pubs/hardwood_management.pdf
We hope this publication will serve to expand the private forest landowners' horizon to the possibilities of hardwood management. We have assembled chapters on the various hardwood forest types found across the South. Other chapters address management practices designed to regenerate and maintain stand and site quality, plus many other benefits.
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Tree Crops for Marginal Farmland Black Walnut
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/forestry/446-602/446-602.html
This publication describes the most effective practices used to grow black walnut trees in the southern United States and the cost of those practices. It includes an economic analysis which employs usual costs and expected returns to determine outcomes of representative investments.
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Tree Crops for Marginal Farmland Royal Paulownia
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/forestry/446-606/446-606.html
This guide briefly describes the methods and costs of growing Royal Paulownia trees in the southern United States. It includes a financial analysis which uses estimated costs and expected returns to evaluate a representative investment.
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Tree Topping Hurts Trees
http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/forestry/storm/notopping.html
The practice of topping is so widespread that many people believe it is the proper way to prune trees. It's not, for a variety of practical and aesthetic reasons.
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