Table 4 Average age (standard deviation) and proportion of American beech root suckers by height class for each of the three sites
Species | Height class | Site 1 | Site 2 | Site 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Sugar maple | h1 | 2.5 (0.7) | 4.2 (1.5) | 2.0 (0.1) |
h2 | 5.2 (2.4) | 5.4 (1.7) | 3.6 (1.0) | ||
h3 | 7.0 (4.0) | 8.5 (2.5) | 6.2 (2.6) | ||
Beech | h1 | – | 3.7 (0.6) | 3.0 (0.5) | |
h2 | 5.2 (1.5) | 5.3 (1.2) | 5.1 (1.3) | ||
h3 | 7.4 (1.7) | 9.9 (3.1) | 7.7 (4.3) | ||
Beech root-sucker proportion (%) | 11.2 | 6.9 | 21.2 |