Timber growth studies: Tree growth in Whitaker's Forest, Tulare County, during 33-year period; 1915 to 1948
Woodbridge Metcalf, Associate Professor of Forestry in the Experiment Station
California Agriculture 3(8):7-14. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v003n08p7.
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Removal of old and overmature forest trees—and thinning to relieve competition in the young stands—can substantially increase the rate of timber growth.
Woodbridge Metcalf is Extension Forester and Associate Professor of Forestry in the Experiment Station, Berkeley.