In the past, there has been an emphasis on conifer tree species in forestry operations in British Columbia. As a result, there is a serious lack of information regarding disease and decay problems in most hardwood tree species. This presentation reports the results of recent studies on levels of decay in natural red alder stands, and on the formation of stain in harvested alder logs. Disease pr...

1 Corresponding author: [email protected]; (850) 644-8385; fax: (850) 644-5913 2 Current address: Graduate Program in the School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science, Michigan Tech, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295 USA ABSTRACT: The ravines along the Apalachicola River are recognized for their species-rich mixed hardwood forests. Although steep slopes may have limited l...

At the Institute of Silviculture at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, students learn to cross-link ecological, socio-economic and technical knowledge of maintaining, regenerating, tending and utilizing forests in a sustainable way. They learn complex concepts and processes most successfully when they are actively engaged in the learning process. Therefore, t...

Baker, Patrick J.; Scowcroft, Paul G.; Ewel, John J. 2009. Koa (Acacia koa) ecology and silviculture. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-211. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 129 p. Koa (Acacia koa) is a tree species endemic to Hawaii that is of immense ecological and economic importance. This species has been mined from local forests for its ...