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User: Joe Simmons

Created on: 2018-03-23

Observation Date 2018-03-23

Comment:
Harvest on KBS GLBRC BCSE Site G8 poplar trees. Order of harvest for G8 plots: Rep 4 harvested on March 23, 2018. Reps 1 and 5 harvested on March 26, 2018. Reps 2 and 3 harvested on March 28, 2018. K.J. Kettler, Mickey Trimmer, and Bob Kipp from the Michigan State University Kellogg Forest harvested the G8 poplar tree. Because of slow tree growth (or no tree grow) from the regrowth since the 2014 harvest the micro-plots were never fertilized with N fertilizer. i.e. the trees never reached the growth stage that would have been optimal to apply N fertilizer so we never applied the N fertilizer to the tree micro-plots. Poplar plots were separated into three categories unfertilized, fertilized and remaining plot with the first row on both the north and south side being removed first to eliminate edge effect. First row of trees on both north and south sides were harvested on March 23, 2018. Trees were either cut with chainsaw then laid in bundles where they were lifted up and weighed by the Bobcat. Unfertilized micro-plots were the second and third rows of trees on the north side of each plot (5'-15' from edge of plot). Reps 2,4,5 were harvested on 1/17/2014, rep 3 harvested on 1/20/2014, and rep 1 was harvested on 2/13/2014 (north side of rep 1 harvested last due to gas chambers). Fertilized micro-plots were the second and third rows of trees on the south side of each plot (5'-15' from edge of plot). Reps 1,2,4,5 were harvested on 1/17/2014, rep 3 was harvested on 1/20/2014. Trees in both unfertilized and fertilized micro-plots were hand cut with a chainsaw then chipped into a 1-ton pickup with a box and then weighed on axle scales. Remaining plot (also unfertilized) were the trees after the outside first rows, and the micro-plots were taken off of each north and south ends. Trees were sheared close to the ground with a Bobcat machine and then taken over to a chipper where they were fed through and chipped into an enclosed dump trailer pulled by a pickup and weighed across the scales at the dairy.

Areas:
G8

Observation Type:
Harvest

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