Notes on the Management of Balsam Fir for Christmas Trees |
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acre 15 All-Aged Stand annual cut depends ANNUAL LEADER GROWTH appearance areas arrived Assures Future Crop Balsam fir growing base basis benefit better quality bottom whorl bush butt carried Christmas tree clump of trees compete condition considering damage danger density develop enabled established farm woodlot feet foot Future Crop Trees greater greatest ground harvest heavily height class HEIGHT GROWTH individual industry instantly later least leaving lower markets merchantability Nova Scotia number of trees obtained past permit person portion practice province purpose realized reason reduction regenerating result retained rotation age SCARRED seed germination seedlings seen shade shaped Spacing species stem stocking strip assigned stump culturing sufficient take place taken tallest theoretical annual cut thinning and pruning thinning operation tion treatment tree is cut trees per acre trunk underpruning usually variable depending weed well-shaped whorl of branches whorl of limbs width