Ecological lessons from long-term studies in experimental forests: Ponderosa pine silviculture at Pringle Falls Experimental Forest, central Oregon

The growth response of planted red pine (<i>Pinus resinosa</i> Ait.) to alternative thinning regimes

“…Benzie 1977) are useful tools for carrying out suitable thinning treatments in red pine plantations. They help managers to prevent not only high natural mortality in overstocked stands, but also damage related to understocking; for example susceptibility to wind falls (Youngblood 2011). Flexibility concerning choice of the type, timing and intensity of thinning guarantees reaching different management goals adjusted to particular site conditions.…”