Site Index Curves

Shortleaf Pine - Southeastern Missouri

Shortleaf Pine - Southeastern Missouri
Total Age (Years)
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70
Total Height (Feet)
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Shortleaf pine (Nash 1963)
Southeastern Missouri—three areas averaged
309 plots having 7 dominant and codominant trees on each plot
Total height and total age, anamorphic, equation not given
Convert d.b.h, age to total age by adding years according to site
index (BH = 0.0):

SI 30-55 56-75 76+
Years 6 5 4