Effect of Plantation Density on Early Growth of Six Broad-leaf Tree Species
Experiment was carried out on plantation with different density of Toona ciliata var. pubescens, Betula luminifera, Manglietia yuyuanensis, Liriodendron chinense × L. tulipifera, Alnus cremastogyne and Choerospondias axillaria. Investigation on 4-year A. cremastogyne stands showed that DBH in plantation with density of 1 666 trees/ha was significantly higher than that in the plantations with 3 333 and 2 500 tree/ha, while growth of the left tree species had no evident relation with plantation density. B. luminifera and A. cremastogyme grew faster than other species, while M yuyuanensis grew the slowest. The experiment concluded that it was suitable for B. luminifera and A. cremastogyne to be planted with density of 1 666/ha, for T. ciliata, L. chinense × L. tulipifera and C. axillaria with density of 1 666 or 2 500/ha, and for M. yuyuanensis with 2 500 or 3 333/ha.