Frances J Palk forestry Data.pdf

This is a Forestry Report Data document containing timber stand inventory and analysis information. The report presents detailed forest stand metrics collected from 10 sampling plots on the Frances J Palk property, utilizing a Basal Area Factor (BAF) of 10 and Doyle scale measurement standards. The stand contains approximately 3,445 board feet (BF) of total volume per acre, with a projected harvest of 338 BF per acre, leaving 3,107 BF per acre standing. The inventory documents 76.6 total trees per acre with an average diameter at breast height (DBH/QMD) of 13.1 inches and a total basal area of 72 square feet per acre. The stand composition is dominated by sawtimber species, with small sawtimber (12-17.9" DBH) comprising 73.8 percent of stems, followed by poletimber (6-11.9" DBH) at 21.8 percent. The proposed harvest would remove 3.3 trees per acre while retaining 73.3 trees per acre.

Species composition data indicates White Oak comprises 31.1 percent of total tree count (950 BF/acre total volume), Red Oak represents 26.0 percent of stems (1,291 BF/acre), and Hickory constitutes 25.2 percent of the stand (718 BF/acre). Minor species include Red Maple at 12.7 percent, Post Oak at 3.4 percent, Black Cherry at 0.9 percent, and Sugar Maple at 0.7 percent. Volume distribution shows Red Oak accounting for 37.5 percent of total stand volume, White Oak at 27.6 percent, Hickory at 20.9 percent, Red Maple at 6.3 percent, Post Oak at 4.1 percent, Sugar Maple at 2.2 percent, and Black Cherry at 1.5 percent. The stand contains no sapling regeneration (trees under 6 inches DBH), indicating limited natural regeneration in the current forest structure.