Project Report No. 67, A Whole-Stand Growth and Yield Model for Unmanaged Loblolly and Slash Pine Plantations in East Texas

Dean W. Coble; Micky G. Allen II; Jimmie L. Yeiser; I-Kuai Hung

Project Report No. 67, A Whole-Stand Growth and Yield Model for Unmanaged Loblolly and Slash Pine Plantations in East Texas

Dean W. Coble, Micky G. Allen II, Jimmie L. Yeiser, I-Kuai Hung

Forestry

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Abstract

The amount of forestland in east Texas has been estimated at 11.8 million acres, with approximately 2.5 million acres classified as pine plantations. The majority of these plantations are owned by forest industry (71 percent), while non-industrial private forest landowners represent the next largest shareholder (23 percent). Pine plantations are typically managed to produce timber, so information is needed to make informed management decisions. Growth is one piece of information that managers often rely upon in their decision-making process.

The purpose of this paper is to develop an updated whole-stand growth and yield model for unmanaged loblolly and slash pine plantations in east Texas that improves upon the whole-stand model of Coble (2009). Specifically, this updated model includes a new equation to predict average stand diameter as well as an improved survival function.

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State	Published - Jun 1 2010

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