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Table 3 Silvicultural regimes for target woody crops in the eastern United States

From: A spatially explicit approach to modeling biological productivity and economic attractiveness of short-rotation woody crops in the eastern USA

Species

Region

Operable soilsa

Planting density, trees ha−1

Initial rotation, years

Coppice rotations

Coppice length, years

Total rotation length, years

Pinus taeda

Southeast

S, SL, CL, C

2224

12

0

0

12

Populus deltoides

South

SL, CL, C

1730

8

2

8

24

Hybrid Populus

North

SL, CL, C

10,005

4

5

4

24

Eucalyptus grandis

South Florida

S, SL, CL, C

1730

5

2

5

15

Eucalyptus benthamii

Southeast

S, SL, CL, C

1730

5

2

5

15

  1. aSoil textures: S sandy, SL silt loam, CL clay loam, C clay