Cost of Controlling Maturing Western Juniper Trees
dc.contributor.author | Young, J. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Evans, R. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Budy, J. D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Torell, A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-25T07:16:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-25T07:16:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1982-07-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Young, J. A., Evans, R. A., Budy, J. D., & Torell, A. (1982). Cost of controlling maturing western juniper trees. Journal of Range Management, 35(4), 437-442. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-409X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2307/3898600 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/645984 | |
dc.description.abstract | A cost evaluation was conducted of four alternatives for improvements on maturing western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) woodlands. The alternatives were: (a) the use of picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid) to kill the trees with no further treatment, with a total cost of $78/ha ($31/acre); (b) picloram with sufficient limbing and/or removal of trees to allow passage of a rangeland drill for seeding at a cost of $448/ha ($179/acre); (c) mechanical clearing and burning of the trees at a cost of $595/ha ($237/acre); and (d) wood harvesting and slash disposal at a cost of $2,080/ha ($832/acre). The picloram and limb, mechanical, and wood-harvesting treatments provide mechanically seedable sites, but of considerably different quality in terms of ease of seeding and chances of seedling establishment. The mechanical treatment requires a large capital investment, while the wood-harvesting treatment requires a large amount of labor. Based on equivalent energy values, the wood-harvesting operation would produce a profit for the landowner who could afford to invest the labor. For a specific woodland, a combination of treatments would be most cost effective. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Society for Range Management | |
dc.relation.url | https://rangelands.org/ | |
dc.rights | Copyright © Society for Range Management. | |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject | California | |
dc.subject | Juniperus occidentalis | |
dc.title | Cost of Controlling Maturing Western Juniper Trees | |
dc.type | text | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Range Management | |
dc.description.note | This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. | |
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dc.eprint.version | Final published version | |
dc.description.admin-note | Migrated from OJS platform August 2020 | |
dc.source.volume | 35 | |
dc.source.issue | 4 | |
dc.source.beginpage | 437-442 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-09-25T07:16:59Z |