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JOURNAL OF FORESTRY
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OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/jofore/fvad038
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forest thinning; Quercus kelloggii; forest restoration; silviculture; stump sprouts
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Different thinning treatments can promote the development of important tree characteristics in black oak trees, such as large stems, branches, crowns, and acorn production. Retaining three stems minimized unwanted resprouting and resulted in the highest basal area increment. Acorn production tended to increase over time but varied among sites, and further studies are needed to explore the effects of thinning timing and intensity on acorn production and tree development.
Hardwoods resprouting after wildfire or cutting develop as multistemmed clumps that gradually self-thin over time. There is increasing interest in thinning of sprouting species to accelerate the formation of tree characteristics important to indigenous cultural practices and wildlife such as large-diameter stems, large branches, broad crowns, and acorn production. We compared responses to three thinning treatments applied to black oak (Quercus kelloggii) resprouting after high-severity wildfire throughout northern California, USA. Basal area increment of the dominant stem was greatest after only one stem was retained, intermediate after three stems were retained, and lowest within unthinned oaks. Unwanted resprouting in response to the thinning was minimized by retaining three stems. Acorn production tended to increase as time elapsed since the fire (i.e., larger, older sprouts) but varied among sites and was noted as early as six years after fire at one site. More study is needed to test for the effects of thinning timing and intensity on the acceleration of acorn production as well as stem, branch, and crown size development over time.
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