Publication Number 420-405, Posted September 1998
Author: James E. Johnson, Extension Forester, Virginia Tech; David Wm. Smith, Shelton
Short Professor of Forestry, College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources, Virginia Tech
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Figure 15. Development of a young Appalachian hardwood stand in southwestern Virginia: (a) Prior to harvest; (b) immediately following a clearcut harvest; (c) sapling stand after 8 years; (d) pole stand after 18 years.
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