Boston Bar silvicultural systems trial

Last updated on August 22, 2023
Trial name: Boston Bar silvicultural systems trial (EP1151)
Trial objectives Installation name Ecosystems represented Tree species Silvicultural systems tested Post establishment treatments
  • Climate
  • Soil
  • Tree regeneration
  • Vegetation
  • Windthrow
  • Harvesting costs
Boston Bar IDFww Douglas-fir
  • Clearcut
  • Seed tree
  • Shelterwood
  • 2 replications
None
Comments: Windthrow events in 1991 and 1994; Douglas-fir bark beetle infestation; escaped campfire 1995 reduced residual stand densities in upper block since harvest.

Publications

Publication topics Publications
General overview
  • Seedfall
  • Regeneration
  • Stand Structure