Red alder is a common component of low elevation CWH zone forests in Southwestern BC and often gr... more Red alder is a common component of low elevation CWH zone forests in Southwestern BC and often grows intimately with young conifer stands on highly productive sites. It is a strong competitor in young conifer stands and rapidly overtops juvenile conifers, often making it challenging to meet free growing obligations under current standards. Presently, many forest managers err on the side of caution and expend resources to control red alder to meet free growing requirements. Unfortunately, we are unable to determine whether these expenditures are warranted due to a lack of scientific data. This project provides preliminary best available information to assist in improving policies and practices around free-growing. This project utilises mixed alder-conifer experiments that were designed to study the competitive effects of red alder on conifers. The experimental sites are now old enough to assess the 11-yr free growing window. During the first year of this project (2004/2005) standard ...
Red alder is a common component of low elevation CWH zone forests in Southwestern BC and often gr... more Red alder is a common component of low elevation CWH zone forests in Southwestern BC and often grows intimately with young conifer stands on highly productive sites. It is a strong competitor in young conifer stands and rapidly overtops juvenile conifers, often making it challenging to meet free growing obligations under current standards. Presently, many forest managers err on the side of caution and expend resources to control red alder to meet free growing requirements. Unfortunately, we are unable to determine whether these expenditures are warranted due to a lack of scientific data. This project provides preliminary best available information to assist in improving policies and practices around free-growing. This project utilises mixed alder-conifer experiments that were designed to study the competitive effects of red alder on conifers. The experimental sites are now old enough to assess the 11-yr free growing window. During the first year of this project (2004/2005) standard ...
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