Effects of pruning on wood properties of planted silver birch in southern Sweden

Pruning was performed at midsummer in two genetically homogenous and managed planted silver birch stands in southern Sweden â one aged 9 and one aged 10 years. Wood defects were analysed 10 years thereafter, using the five uppermost twigs of the stems up to a height of 30 dm. The number o...

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Main Authors: Stener, Lars-Göran, Rytter, Lars, Jansson, Gunnar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2017-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/1713