Additional information about stand origin:
This is a common age for stand initiation of stands with a large oak component in Aitkin County
Brief silvicultural objective:
To use a two-step shelterwood harvest in a mature northern hardwood stand with the objective of increasing the oak component of the future mixed hardwood stand.
Soils:
Cushing-Mahtomedi Complex (928D). Surface texture of loam or fine sandy loam throughout the stands. Heavy component of cobbles and stones on stand 2. Located on a moraine with wet depressions and drainages throughout stands.