Forestry Field Handbook
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• Land Capability for Nova Scotia Softwoods Based on Breast Height Age. Pg 1
• Land Capability for Nova Scotia Hardwoods Based on Breast Height Age. Pg 2
• Identification of Site Factors. Pg 3
• Site Preparation Equipment Guide. Pg 4
• Site Preparation Key. Pg 5
• Species/Site Selection Planting Key. Pg 6
• Regeneration Harvest Methods Key. Pg 7
• Harvest Restrictions Key.Pg 7
• Pre-Commercial Thinning Key (PCT). Pg 8
• Shelterwood- Seed Tree Key. Pg 9
• Commercial Thinning (Key 1). Pg 10
• Commercial Thinning (Key 2). Pg 11
• Commercial Thinning Guide for Unmanaged Softwood Stands. Pg 12
• Commercial Thinning Guide for Pre-Commercially Thinned Softwood Stands. Pg 13
• Commercial Thinning Guide for Softwood Plantations. Pg 14
• Commercial Thinning Guide for Hardwoods. Pg 15
• Provisional Growth Projections for Fully Stocked Hardwood Stands. Pg 15
• Growth Projections for Plantation Red Spruce (LC4, LC5). Pg 16
• Growth Projections for Plantation Red Spruce (LC6, LC7). Pg 17
• Growth Projections for Plantation Red Spruce (LC8, LC9). Pg 18
• Growth Projections for Plantation Red Spruce (LC10, LC11). Pg 19
• Growth Projections for Plantation Red Spruce (LC12, LC13). Pg 20
• Growth Projections for Pre-Commercially Thinned Red Spruce(LC4, LC5). Pg 21
• Growth Projections for Pre-Commercially Thinned Red Spruce(LC6, LC7). Pg 22
• Growth Projections for Pre-Commercially Thinned Red Spruce(LC8, LC9). Pg 23
• Growth Projections for Fully Stocked Natural, Unmanaged Red Spruce Stands. Pg 24
• Projected Peak Mean Annual Increment. Pg 25
• Relative Effectiveness Guide for Herbicides. Pg 26
• Label Approved Crop Species Guide for Herbicides. Pg 26
• Application Timing Guide for Herbicides. Pg 27
• Application Method Guide for Herbicides. Pg 27
• Herbicide Equipment Guide. Pg 28
• Herbicide Calibration Guide. Pg 28
• Environmental Regulation Guide for Herbicides. Pg 29
• Factors for Calculating Softwood Merchantable Volume. Pg 30
• Factors for Calculating Hardwood Merchantable Volume. Pg 31
• Factors for Calculating Softwood Sawlog Volume.Pg 32
• Factors for Calculating Hardwood Sawlog Volume. Pg 33
• New Brunswick Log Rule. Pg 34
• Metric Deductions (stacked wood). Pg 34
• Spacing in Metres by Average Basal Area and Average Diameter. Pg 35
• Total Number of Trees Per Hectare. Pg 35
• Individual Tree Basal Area. Pg 36
• Horizontal Limiting Distance for a 1.0 Factor Prism. Pg 37
• Horizontal Limiting Distance for a 2.0 Factor Prism. Pg 38
• Horizontal Limiting Distance for a 3.0 Factor Prism. Pg 39
• Provincial Fertilizer Recommendations for Balsam Fir from Foliar Analysis. Pg 40
• Number of Stems per Cubic Metre by Stand Height and Diameter. Pg 41
• Number of Stems per 1000 Board Feet by Stand Height and Diameter. Pg 42
• Conversion Factors. Pg 43