Abstract
Abstract Observations of species pairs on 540 plots in Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia indicated that on good or superior sites yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) consistently has a higher 50-year site index than black oak (Quercus velutina), white oak (Q. alba), scarlet oak (Q: coccinea), chestnut oak (Q. prinus), and northern red oak (Q. rubra). Scarlet oak has higher site indices than the other oaks, and white oak has lower indices. On poor sites, the oaks outgrew yellow-poplar. These findings are generally consistent with reports from other studies elsewhere in the eastern hardwood region. From a graph of the data, site index for species absent from a stand can be estimated from species that are present.
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