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Title: An analysis of Ohio's forest resources
Identifier: analysisofohiosf75denn (find matches)
Year: 1983 (1980s)
Authors: Dennis, Donald F
Subjects: Forests and forestry; Ohio.
Publisher: Broomall, Pa. : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Figure 9.—Growing-stock volume in Ohio by species, 1968 and 1979. 800 700 — 600 500 (D o "§ 400 o c o 300 - 200 100 0
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Select white oaks Hickory Other red oaks Yellow-poplar White ash Hard maple Select red oaks Soft maple Chestnut oak Black cherry Elm Aspen Black walnut Black locust "Other red oaks. Scarlet oak, shingle oak, pin oak, and black oak are included in this category in Ohio. Black oak, by far the most prevalent, is internnediate in shade tolerance and does very well on dry sites. Hovk/ever, pin oak is a v\/et-site intolerant species. Other red oaks rank third in growing-stock and second in saw- timber volume, statewide. They have exhibited a 25 percent increase in growing-stock volume and a 39 per- cent increase in sawtimber volume while sustaining a relatively high re- movals rate. Still, 80 percent of its volume is in sawtimber-size trees with half being in trees above 15 inches dbh. Sawlog quality is some- what poorer for other red oaks than for other oaks despite its high per- centage of large trees. But only 4 percent of all other red oaks more than 5 inches dbh are cull. Yellow-poplar. One of the fast- growing intolerants, yellow-poplar increased its volume significantly since the previous survey. Both growing-stock and sawtimber volume increased by more than 75 percent because yellow-poplar is a naturally fast growing species and experienced relatively low removals pressure and a low mortality rate. Yellow-poplar is often a pioneer on abandoned farmland or cutover land. It is somewhat demanding in its soil and moisture requirements and is usually found on moderately moist, well-drained, loose textured soils. It rarely grows well in very dry or very wet situations. Almost all of Ohio's yellow-poplar volume is found in the Hill Country. Sites ideally suited for yellow-poplar and not devoted to agriculture are rare in the Glaciated Region. 1968 1979 15

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