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Published in Forest Ecology and Management 555(2024) : 121703. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foreco.2024.121703<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mixedwood stands containing aspens (Populus tremuloides or P. grandidentata) often convert to hardwood-dominated stands after harvesting due to the rapid regeneration of aspen from root suckers, even when sites are promptly replanted with conifer seedlings. Without the use of herbicides, this problem is usually dealt with several passes of motor-manual (\u201cmanual\u201d) release of overtopped seedlings. The aim of this study was to test a variation of thinning from below treatment (thinning; only 20% of the largest aspens are retained), and to compare it against two traditional release treatments: broadcast brushing (brushing; 100% removal of aspen) or crop tree release (CTR; removal of competing vegetation 60 to 90 cm around planted spruce) and an un-treated control. The thinning treatment left the 20% larger aspen stems in place, in order that they continue exerting apical dominance on smaller suckers and limit re-suckering of the treated plots. Aspen suckering and growth of planted black spruce seedlings (Picea mariana (Mill.) B.S.P) were measured two- and four-growing seasons following treatments. Results four years after release application showed that the thinning and CTR treatments reduced aspen density by 61% compared to the brushing treatment. In addition, aspen individual stem volume in the thinning treatment was almost 10 times larger than the brushing and twice that of the CTR treatments. Spruce height and ground collar diameter (GCD; 5 cm aboveground line) were both measured, and while height increment was similar in all treatments, diameter increment was greater in the thinning treatment (+42%) compared to the control, brushing and CTR treatments (+17%). Thinning yielded better short-term results than the brushing release in terms of aspen re-suckering and aspen sawlog potential, highlighting the need for adapted silvicultural treatments based on the species\u2019 ecology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Published in Forest Ecology and Management 555(2024) : 121703. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.foreco.2024.121703 Mixedwood stands containing aspens (Populus tremuloides or P. grandidentata) often convert to hardwood-dominated stands after harvesting due to the rapid regeneration of aspen from root suckers, even when sites are promptly replanted with conifer seedlings. 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