Benson, Robert E. , and Richard A. Strong. 



1977. Wood product potential in mature lodgepole pine stands, 

 Bitterroot National Forest. USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. 

 INT-194, 16 p. Intermt. For. and Range Exp. Stn. , Cfeden, 

 Utah 84401. 



Volume and characteristics of wood in mature lodgepole pine 

 stands in the Bitterroot National Forest, Montana, are presented. 

 Growth is low and deadwood volumes are high in these stands, but 

 three-fourths of the total volume of these stands is suited for high 

 value products such as houselogs, posts, and poles. Up to 2.3 mil- 

 lion cubic feet per year could be harvested. 



KEYWORDS: lodgepole pine, forest residues, regulation, utilization. 



Benson, Robert E., and Richard A. Strong. 



1977. Wood product potential in mature lodgepole pine stands, 

 Bitterroot National Forest. USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. 

 INT-194, 16 p. Intermt. For. and Range Exp. Stn., Ogden, 

 Utah 84401. 



Volume and characteristics of wood in mature lodgepole pine 

 stands in the Bitterroot National Forest, Montana, are presented. 

 Growth is low and deadwood volumes are high in these stands, but 

 three-fourths of the total volume of these stands is suited for high 

 value products such as houselogs, posts, and poles. Up to 2. 3 mil- 

 lion cubic feet per year could be harvested. 



KEYWORDS: lodgepole pine, forest residues, regulation, utilization. 



