Harvesting eucalyptus for fuel chips

Hartsough, B; Nakamura, G

Harvesting eucalyptus for fuel chips

Authors

Bruce R. Hartsough
Gary Nakamura

Authors Affiliations

Bruce R. Hartsough is Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis; Gary Nakamura is Area Forestry Specialist, UC Cooperative Extension, Shasta County.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 44(1):7-8. DOI:10.3733/ca.v044n01p7. January 1990.

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Abstract

Six-year-old eucalyptus trees were harvested, chipped, and delivered to an electric power plant. Costs exceeded the value of the chips. Expenses could be reduced if bigger trees were harvested, more acres were cut, and the stand were closer to the power plant.

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