Lumber Value and Rate of Return for Sugar Maple

In commercial terms, trees change in three ways: by growing in diameter, growing in merchantable height, and changing in grade. So when you are marking a stand for thinning and you have to choose between two trees of the same species, you estimate what the future diameter, height, and tree grade will be for each tree if the other is cut. 1992 Lumber Value and Rate of Return for Sugar Maple   (1992)



Author: Godman, Richard M.

Source: Godman, Richard M. 1992. Lumber Value and Rate of Return for Sugar Maple. In: Hutchinson, J.G., ed. Northern Hardwood Notes. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: Note 6.02.

Citation: Godman, Richard M.  1992.  Lumber Value and Rate of Return for Sugar Maple  Godman, Richard M. 1992. Lumber Value and Rate of Return for Sugar Maple. In: Hutchinson, J.G., ed. Northern Hardwood Notes. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: Note 6.02..