The preparation of suitable sites for planting and growing of tree seedlings following logging is recognized by British Columbia Forest Service as a major silvicultural problem in the Central and Northern Interior regions of the province. Over the past few decades, scarification trials have been made with various types of...
A field study was established to determine the impact of interfering vegetation on survival and growth of Engelmann spruce (Piceaeigelmannii Parry) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var contorta Dougi.) at a site in the high elevation Engelmann spruce-Subalpine fir (ESSF) zone, of south-central British Columbia. The study examined (1) the...