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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Fred H. Bigelow, Burien, WA (US);
Howard Duzan, Columbus, MS (US);
Venkatesh H. Kumar, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Robert H. Lowery, Federal Way, WA (US);
Fred H. Bigelow, Burien, WA (US);
Howard Duzan, Columbus, MS (US);
Venkatesh H. Kumar, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Robert H. Lowery, Federal Way, WA (US);
Weyerhaeuser NR Company, Federal Way, WA (US);
Abstract
A method of managing timberland to optimize the combined revenue of a softwood tree crop and an energy crop generally includes planting a softwood tree crop in adjacent first and second rows, wherein the softwood tree crop has a tree spacing between adjacent trees and a row spacing in the range of about 15 to about 25 feet between the first and second rows, planting an energy crop in the row spacing, wherein the energy crop is a regenerating lignocellulosic energy crop, and periodically harvesting the energy crop. Methods of managing timberland to optimize the plot growth rate for a plot including a softwood tree crop and an energy crop, and to optimize the total plot volume of a softwood tree crop and an energy crop are also provided.