##  [Pre-commercial Thinning in Balsam Fir: Management Implications for Regeneration](/resource/pre-commercial-thinning-balsam-fir-management-implications-regeneration) 

Organization

[Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)](/organization/natural-resources-canada-nrcan)

[2 Billion Trees (2BT)](/organization/2-billion-trees-2bt)

 

 

Project

[Canadian Wood Fibre Centre](/project/canadian-wood-fibre-centre)

 

Resource Type

[Fact sheet](/taxonomy/term/34)

 

 

Author(s)

Nelson Thiffault

Caludie-Maude Canuel

Michael Hoepting

James Farrell

 

 

Original Authors

Nelson Thiffault

Caludie-Maude Canuel

Michael Hoepting

James Farrell

 

 

Resource Date:

2023

 

Page Length

4

 

 

This fact sheet provides an overview of a study on the management implications of pre-commercial thinning in balsam fir. While the effects of pre-commercial thinning on stand growth and quality are well known, a New Brunswick study sheds light on the outstanding question of the impact on regeneration in the next rotation. The results of the study help assess the sustainability of the practice.