Evaluating the Growth Potential of Aspen Lands in Northern Minnesota (Classic Reprint)


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Excerpt from Evaluating the Growth Potential of Aspen Lands in Northern Minnesota The surface geology of northern Minnesota has an important bearing 0 aspen site quality because topography and soil parent materials are determined by landforms. Almost all of the landforms in this region are the result of either glacial deposition or glacial erosion. At least four surface drifts are present in the aspen-producing areas. Each is the result of deposition by ice lobes that traversed dif ferent source regions with varying bedrock types. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.













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Information about the biology, ecology, and management of quaking aspen on the mountains and plateaus of the interior western United States, and to a lesser extent, Canada, is summarized and discussed. The biology of aspen as a tree species, community relationships in the aspen ecosystem, environments, and factors affecting aspen forests are reviewed. The resources available within and from the aspen forest type, and their past and potential uses are examined. Silvicultural methods and other approaches to managing aspen for various resources and uses are presented.