Fernow Experimental Forest: Growth and productivity data for a 45-year-old Norway spruce plantation

In 1973, as part of research addressing the timing, volume, and source of streamflows, a 22.34 hectare (ha) watershed on the Fernow Experimental Forest was planted with Norway spruce (Picea abies). This data publication includes the growth and productivity data of this unusual Norway spruce plantation over the intervening 45 years, which provides information on stand density, incursion of native hardwoods, and reaction to a major disturbance, Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The Fernow Experimental Forest is a 4,600 acre outdoor laboratory near Parsons, WV. The data included in this publication were collected in July 2018 on 18 plots and include plot number, tree species, diameter at breast height, crown class (dominant, co-dominant, intermediate, or suppressed), and status (live or dead).
These data were collected to evaluate and describe the growth and development of the Norway Spruce planted on this watershed at age 45. These data are the most recent of several re-measurements and were collected to continue this data set. Contact the authors if interested in the older data.