Silviculture | Site | ||
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Strathblane | Geeveston | Florentine | |
Establishment (year) | 1993 | 1991 | 1993 |
Management | Thinned and pruned | Thinned and pruned | Pulp |
Establishment spacing (m) | 2 by 4 | 2.5 by 3 | 2 by 4 |
Initial stocking (stems ha−1) | 1250 | 1334 | 1250 |
Age (year) at thinning [retained stems, ha−1] | 11 [300] | 10 [192] | Unthinned |
Age (year) at pruning [pruning height, m] | 3 [−]1 and 5 [6] | 4 [−]1 and 6 [6] | Unpruned |
Harvest characteristics | |||
  Felling age (years) | 20 | 22 | 20 |
  Harvest stocking (stems ha−1) | 292 | 196 | 669 |
  DBH2 (cm) | 31.2 | 43.1 | 26.9 |
  Basal area (m2 ha−1) | 23.2 | 30.3 | 41.3 |
  DBH2 of sampled trees (cm) | 30.0 | 42.7 | 33.9 |
  Height of sampled trees (m) | 26.9 | 37.5 | 36.4 |
  Slenderness of sampled trees3 | 90.5 | 92.0 | 107.8 |