White Oak Saplings

Wayne National Forest
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White Oak Saplings
White Oak Saplings

Young white oak (Quercus alba) saplings from the Buckhorn Restoration Project area. This projected involved both timber harvesting and prescribed fire to maintain oak-dominated ecosystems.

Oak-dominated ecosystems always need a younger generation of oak trees ready to replace the older oaks in the overstory. However, young oaks need high levels of sunlight to survive and mature.

By allowing more sunlight to reach the young oaks growing in the understory through removing certain trees and applying prescribed fire, we can help ensure the next generation of oaks will be ready to replace the current generation of oaks.

Forest Service photo by Kyle Brooks

Taken on: August 15, 2019
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