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Harvest Timing

Timing of the harvest is important. Trees put on about the same amount of diameter growth (say Vt inch) each year. As a tree gets larger, its volume growth is actually compounded because of its greater circumference. In other words, the tree is growing at a compound interest rate. Generally, it has not reached maturity until it is at a point where it would be expected to develop defects or slow down in growth. A healthy yellow poplar on a good site will have reached 20 inches or

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