Crown Damage Greater Than 50%
Both trees 1 and 2 are yellow-poplar and will recover from this damage. Acceptable Growing Stock.
Yellow-poplar and other fast growing species with 25 top 50% of their top remaining will recover. Acceptable or Questionable Growing Stock depending upon choices in the stand.
Valuable timber (veneer and high grade sawtimber) from oaks with 25% or less of their tops remaining should be removed within one year. Unacceptable Growing Stock.
Timber from oaks with less than 1/3 of their crown remaining should be removed within the next several years. Unacceptable Growing Stock
Yellow-poplar trees 1 and 3 will die or will be rendered useless (Unacceptable Growing Stock). Trees 2 and 4 will live and their crowns will recover. Some future timber potential will probably develop however, recovery will be slow. Unacceptable Growing Stock.
Oak with less than 50% crown left from the loss of major branches. Timber should be removed within the next several years. Unacceptable Growing Stock.
Timber from oaks with less than 1/3 of their crown remaining should be removed within the next several years. Unacceptable Growing Stock
