Upland White Oak

Evaluation of regeneration for Eastern United States upland white oak species/species groups as a function of site quality and regeneration origin.

Species/species group	Site Quality1	Regeneration Origin (Probability of occurrence)2		Overall Regeneration Problem3
		Seedling	(Med.)	SEVERE
	HIGH	Seedling sprout	(Med.)	SEVERE
		Stump sprout	(Low.)	SEVERE
WHITE OAK
		Seedling	(High)	SEVERE
	LOW	Seedling sprout	(High)	MODERATE
		Stump sprout	(High)	MINIMAL

 

		Seedling	(Med.)	SEVERE
	HIGH	Seedling sprout	(Med.)	MOD-SEVERE
		Stump sprout	(Med.)	MODERATE
CHESNUT OAK
		Seedling	(High)	MOD-SEVERE
	LOW	Seedling sprout	(High)	MODERATE
		Stump sprout	(High)	MINIMAL

 

		Seedling	(N/A)	N/A
	HIGH	Seedling sprout	(N/A)	N/A
BUR OAK		Stump sprout	(N/A)	N/A
POST OAK
Chinkapin OAK		Seedling	(Med.)	MOD-SEVERE
	LOW	Seedling sprout	(High)	MODERATE-MIN
		Stump sprout	(High)	MINIMAL

₁ High=site index₅₀75 and greater; low=site index₅₀ less than 75.

₂ High= high probability of regeneration of specified type occurring on specific site; Med= medium probability; Low= low probability; N/A= not applicable, species does not occur on site indicated

₃ Qualitative evaluation by the author based on published information, discussion with colleagues and field observation; SEV=severe, MOD=moderate, MIN=minimal, N/A=not applicable