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1. Use one line all characters up to a carriage return to 15 enter all the data for one tree the file should equal the total plus the number of plots points The total number of lines in number of trees being entered All data elements should be field If an optional element i in its field For plots or poin enter the plot point number only with the remainder of the fields blank In the following to a whole number no decimal po number implies a decimal number without trees right justified in their s not included enter blanks ts without trees be sure to description an integer refers int i e 365 A real Aiea 27 4 Follow the example in the table below to create a data file using a word processor Element Col Comment 1 1 3 Plot Point number INTEGER REQUIRED e g 10 2 5 7 Species Code number INTEGER REQUIRED One of the 3 digit codes from section SPECIES CODE NUMBER e g 202 3 9 13 Diameter Outside Bark at Breast Height in inches REAL 1 decimal place REQUIRED e g 27 5 4 15 19 Total Tree Height in feet REAL 1 decimal place STRONGLY RECOMMEND 5 blanks if omitted e g 134 9 5 21 24 Crown Ratio REAL 2 decimal places STRONGLY RECOMMEND 4 blanks if omitted
2. RAP ORGANON also requests two site indexes Red Alder and 10 Douglas fir You must enter the red alder site index If both values are entered both are used If only the red alder value is entered the site index for Douglas fir is set toa value of 115 feet Red alder site index is calculated from the Weiskittel et al 2009 dominant height growth equations Douglas fir site index is calculated from Bruce s 1981 dominant height growth equation Guidelines for measuring and a site index calculator can be found in section IV A Site Index Calculator 2 Stand Age If the stand is even aged then the stand s age must be supplied For SwWO NWO and SMC versions of ORGANON the age is measured at breast height For the RAP version of ORGANON the age is the number of years since seed 3 Planting Density The RAP version of ORGANON also requires th ntry of the planting density used for the plantation B Tree Data The eight data elements that may be entered for each tree in the stand are plot point number species code number diameter outside bark at breast height total tree height crown ratio expansion factor radial growth user code 1 Plot Point Number A plot point number is a unique integer between 1 and 999 for each sample plot point The number does not need to be consecutive or sequential For plots points with no
3. SAMPLE TREE LIST EXAMPLE ts to diameter growth initial Sample Tree List growt pha very th model the list ther tree every fifth large da However L growth have been transformed to a ORGANON changes input tree ta files species number of sample aying large sample stands t with a skip etc This tems from the sample tree list in ly entered codes for ease of reading tors to a per acre basis ORGANON changes radial growth if divided The following table shows an 67 Page 1 65 8 UC TEST PLOT 10 21 2005 8 46 AM TREE LIST TOTAL 36 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES SKIP 1 TOTAL SAMPLE TREES 19 TOTAL STAND BASAL AREA KEK KKKKKKKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKKKKKKKKKEK TREE SP DBH HT HTCB CR EXP HT D kkkkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkkkkkxkxkxkkkx k LMS Aee AGS a a13 AMG Se 0 00 2 DF 11 1 45 9 2 8 94 7 44 0 00 3 DF 9 0 40 2 4 4 89 11 32 0 00 4 DF 11 1 54 3 5 99 7 44 0 00 5 DF 4 9 35 6 7 98 14 32 0 00 6 DF 3 3 21 9 3 1 86 57 27 0 00 7 DF 3 0 19 8 3 0 85 57 27 0 00 8 DF 10 4 45 0 5 4 88 8 48 0 00 9 DF 9 8 46 6 4 2 91 9 55 0 00 O DF 11 6 58 3 2 9 95 6 81 0 00 1 DF 4 1 31 2 3 4 89 14 32 0 00 2 DF 7 6 43 6 3 5 92 14 32 0 00 3 DF 4 4 30 4 2 4 92 14 32 0 00 4 DF 4 6 35 3 9 5 73 14 32 0 00 5 DF 2 5 2 sT 8T 57 27 0 00 6 DF 6 3
4. In the fo SS the maximum t diameter the largest tly or it can 1987 lowing example the maximum dbh is 24 inches the q value is 1 25 and the number of trees in the largest diameter class is entered directly UNEVEN AGE HARVEST EXAMPLE 3 99 SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP DESIRED AL gt AC TARGET DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION ID Input Directly CQ Compute From Q Value NO No Uneven age Harvest gt CQ AmA Enter max DBH nearest even inch for target dia distribution gt 24 Enter Q value for the target diameter distribution gt 1 25 Number of trees per acre in the largest diameter class will be 1 Entered directly 2 Computed from targeted total number of trees per acre 3 Computed from targeted total basal area per acre ENTER I 2 oF 3 gt 1 Enter trees per acre for the largest dia class gt 10 0 Do wish to you save the target diameter distribution data on a file N Y Enter file name for target diameter distribution data gt TDIA3 Accept this uneven age harvest Y gt Y 100 d You can use any combina obtain the desired result reflected on YIELD TABLES LOG TABLES change your mind and not thin the s Thin There are several approaches you can use to tion of these thinning me After you select each All thinning operati and on CUMULATIVE CUT thinning operat if requested thin a stand thods to
5. SYSTEM OVERFLOW MUST BE REPORTED This message can only occur if the TRIPLING option has been selected If this message occurs please report all related stand in formation to Dept of Forest Resources College of Forestry Oregon State University The following are the data scan results After the raw data file is input a list of Errors MUST be corrected before model is run invalid or missing elements is listed Invalid elements must be corrected before further model execution The maximum number of trees has been exceeded A maximum of 2000 trees can be input from Program execution is terminated the data input file Reduce size of input file by reducing the number of sample plots taken in the stand This can be done by dividing the stand into several smaller stands or by randomly eliminating sampling plots THERE WERE NO MAJOR TREE SPECIES DF WF GF PP All data sets input to ORGANON must contain SP IC ENTERED THIS DATA FILE CANNOT BE trees from the six major species groups ACCEPTED BY ORGANON xxx tree heights predicted from xxx entered During raw data file entry tree heights were determined for xxx trees with missing heights by equation and calibration ratio determined by trees with entered heights in same species xxx tree records have been read xxx trees have been read into the main ORGANON module from the INP file UNACCEPTABLE xx SITE INDEX VALUE Unacceptable DF or PP site index value has been in
6. b Sample Summary SS The Cut Sample Summary is very similar to the Residual Sample summary It provides the per tree average attributes for the residual sample trees 109 c Per Acre Stand Table ST The Cut Stand Table is somewhat similar to the Residual Stand Table The difference is that the left side of the Cut Stand Table is labeled RESIDUAL and provides by 2 diameter class the number of trees basal area cubic foot volume and scribner volume per acre for the stand after cutting The right side of the Cut Stand Table labeled REMOVAL provides the same information as the left for the cut trees Values for each diameter class displayed in the tables include the upper diameter but not the lower diameter The following is an example of a Cut Stand Table after performing a basal area thin from above with 85 1 square feet to remain after cut See BASAL AREA THIN CUT STAND TABLE EXAMPLE TEST PLOT 10 21 2011 8 49 AM Page 1 POST CUT PER ACRE STAND TABLE AT 41 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES RESIDUAL REMOVAL DIAM TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB CLASS ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL kkkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkkxkxkkxkkxkx k Os 2M 569 s3 Dye 0 0 0 0 O 2 Am 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 22 36 29 493 782 0 0 0 0 6 8 28 6 6 9 117 367 sO 0 0 Or B 0 42 9 18 6 366 860 0
7. 54 4 Volume Defaults for BLM Equations a BLM Minimum DBH BLM MINIMUM DBH This parameter specifies the minimum tree DBH for which the BLM volumes will be computed The parameter must be at least 6 0 inches in size b BLM Resource Area BLM RESOURCE AREA This parameter specifies the appropriate BLM Resource Area to be used for the BLM volume equation coefficients The Resource Areas available for SWO ORGANON include Code Resource Area 344 South Umpqua 351 North Umpqua 352 Drain Dillard 511 All Medford The Medford Resource Area 511 is the default value in SWO ORGANON The Resource Areas available for NWO and SMC ORGANON include Code Resource Area 144 Clackamas Molalla Santiam TF2 Alsea Rickreall Yamhill 231 McKenzie South Valley 243 South Valley Coast Range The Alsea Rickeall Yamhill Resource Area 172 is the default value in NWO and SMC ORGANON The following example shows the default selection menu when you choose the system defaults and the OSU volume equations are replaced with BLM volume equations DEFAULT SELECTION EXAMPLE DEFAULT INPUT SELECTION 1 Use System Defaults 2 Use Default file ORGANON DEF 3 Create ORGANON DEF lt CR gt Use System Defaults INPUT gt 1 55 gop MA ote eoee L L 4c AD mI RUN DEFAULTS _________ B TRIPLING Yes PAN DISPLAY MENU
8. After specifying the INP filename the use to specify a filename for the output from the OR following is an example of specifying the output TESTOUT GANON run The filename as Organon Growth and Yield Model Enter output file name gt TESTOUT Display data during read N gt lt CR gt 19 tree records have been read Data entry is completed lt CR gt to continue lt gt gt gt gt gt gt WARNING lt lt lt lt lt lt 50 SAMPLE TREES IS THE MINIMUM RECOMMENDED lt gt gt gt gt gt gt WARNING lt lt lt lt lt lt A ORGANON Program Defaults and Specifications Twenty program variables form a parameter 1l affects how ORGANON runs ORGANON has a default ist that value for each of these variables which can be used any time ORGANON runs 1 System Defaults You also have the option of defining and saving your own set of defaults for variables 3 Create ORGANON DEF You can a values once and use them on any future ORGANON r Default file ORGANON DEF You may select the these ssign these uns 2 Use system defaults at any time When prompted select eit defaults your own previously defined defaults own new defaults To create your own defaults with the set of system defaults and you modify t her the system or create y
9. ORGANON User s Manual Edition 9 1 pe David W Hann ase CUT Department of Forest Resources SS RT Oregon State University e bebe rite bein et fall Sohal er mem TT Corvallis Oregon 97331 5703 March 2011 CU The Author David W Hann is professor of forest biometrics Department of Forest Engineering Resources and Management College of Forestry Oregon State University Corvallis 97331 Legal Notice This document and associated software were prepared as part of a project under the auspices of Oregon State University Neither Oregon State University nor any person acting on behalf of such a makes any warranty or representation express or implied with respect to the accuracy completeness or usefulness of any information product or process disclosed b claims that the use of any information or method disclosed in this report does not infringe privately owned rights or c assumes any liabilities with respect to the use of or for damages resulting from the use of any information apparatus or method disclosed in this report Disclaimer Reference herein to any specific commercial product process or service by trade name trademark manufacturer or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement recommendation or favoring by Oregon State University The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect thos
10. trk PLEASE NOTE HARVEST RESULTS IN ALL TREES TO CUT TABLE amp NO FURTHER STAND GROWTH From MANAGEMENT MENU accept final harvest with PM reject harvest with lt CR gt lt CR gt To Management Menu lt CR gt to continue a MANAGE gt PM Selected management executing please wait Cumulative Cut Log Table being calculated lt CR gt to continue 92 5 Pruning PR There are several approaches you can use to prune trees in a stand The pruning option can be invoked multiple times from the management menu Therefore you can use any combination of these pruning methods to obtain the desired results your mind After you select a pruning option you can change and not prune the trees if you chose In addition ORGANON lets you cancel your action and returns you to the main menu Criteria that can be used to specify a pruning treatment include a Species or species group to be pruned b Users code for trees to be pruned c Minimum DBH for pruned trees d Whether the target lift height of pruning will be specified by a target crown ratio as a proportion or a target crown length in feet e Maximum lift height for pruned trees All s ample trees meeting the pruning criteria will be pruned Therefore the number of trees per acre pruned is determined by the sum of the per acre expansion factors for the sa
11. ERROR ONLY xxxx RECORDS WERE ENTERED ERROR REENTER gt ERROR SPECIES CODE 0 INVALID ERROR INCOMPLETE TREE 128 MEANING After exit from the correction module there are still tree data errors that have not been corrected Re entry to the corrector module will occur until all errors are corrected At the end of an ORGANON run or at the point of a restart request the yield table is written to the end of the designated output file shown in quotes Following the yield table is a history of the completed ORGANON run During raw data file entry crown ratios were predicted for xxx trees with missing crown ratios by equation and calibration ratio determined by yyy trees with entered crown ratios for the same species An illegal tree diameter of 0 has been read from the input file When in the correction module all tree records have been designated to be deleted During tree data correction the tree record number specified to edit was greater than the number of trees entered The user requested input has been rejected This can happen when 1 A real number has been entered when an integer is requested 2 A character has been entered when a numeric value has been requested 3 Some character other than YES yes NO or no has been entered when a Yes No answer was requested 4 A invalid character has been entered for a requested character 5 A numeric value does not fall within the reques
12. Lue is 85 ted Va lues on the i e X axis for on the Y axis height to crown iduals height and predici These plots are available both with and base and diameter growth without the cal In addition pl crown ratio on The plots tha no plots with value is equal to 1 0 the screen For hard copy output command You different species The digit actually number of input trees that fall that cell over predicted values can be used the Y axis and actual are available depend on use TO 42 ibration ratios incorporat ots are also available showing actual height or diameter on the X axis the data entered calibration are available the calibration Output for these plots only may request these plots any number of plotted represen into the range represented The plots of calibrated and uncalibrated resid LE the appropriat ted in the predict goes te DOS times tion l e TO with CS the by uals 1 Examine the data for possible outliers positive or negative residuals errors in the original input data corrected you can use an external large arising from measurement EF 2 Determine improving the fit equations in ORGANON across Ideally the effectiveness of of the original inpu the predicted value shoul outliers editor or the ORGANON
13. SAMPLING D ArT oE T E CrS TABLE TEST PLOT DATA FILE TESTPLOT 10 21 2005 8 46 AM CUBIC FOOT VOLUME BOARD FOOT VOLUME Conifer Top Diameter 0 inches Top Diameter 6 0 inches Conifer Stump Height 0 feet Stump Height 5 feet Hardwood Top Height 0 inches Trim Allowance 8 inches Log Length 32 feet Minimum Log Length 8 0 feet and across all KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KK KK KK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKEK CUBIC FOOT VOLUME ACRE SCRIBNER BOARD FOOT VOLUME ACRE SPECIES MEAN SE CV MEAN SE CV KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKKKKAKEK Doug Fir 970 393 81 0 628 794 97 6 TOTALS 970 393 81 0 628 794 97 6 Number of Sample Points 4 SE Standard Error of the Mean CV Coefficient of Variation in Percent 72 g Mortality Table MO The Mortality Table provides the per acre mortality rate in number of trees basal area cubic foot volume and scribner volume that occurred during the last total growth period one or more specified cycles for each 2 diameter class The Mortality Table is only available after one or more growth projections have been made The mortality rates for multiple cycle growth periods are the sum of the mortality rates calculated in each cycle The diameter classes of the
14. gt PERF MANAGE gt PM Selected management executing please wait Cumulative Cut Log Table being calculated lt CR gt to continue L SE 108 5 Cut Tables and Plots CR Cut Reports are only available on the main menu immediately following a management cut Cut Reports are also available within the Management Menu and reflect any cuts currently requested whether or not those cuts have been accepted See TRIAL VS ACCEPTED MANAGEMENT All cut tables and plots except the Cut Log Table show both residuals and removals in one table or plot The Cut Log Table is a log table of the cut trees only The following example shows the reports and plots available from the CUT REPORTS MENU CUT TABLES AND PLOTS EXAMPLE CUT TABLES AND PLOTS Residual Cut Tables TL Sample Tree List Per Tree SS Sample Summary Per Tree Stand Table Per Acre Stocking Table Per Acre LG Log Table Per Acre Display Defaults Run History Residual Cut Plots CDF Diameter Frequency CVC CF Volume CBA Basal Area CVS Scribner Volume lt CR gt Return to Master Menu CUT REPORTS gt a Sample Tree List TL The Cut Sample Tree List is very similar to the Residual Sample Tree List It provides a listing of those sample trees with expansion factors greater than zero i e trees still living
15. ter the tree record number or to delete a tree This tree number is the record number assigned during data file input You can al above and lis useful onl After you variables of made during on Recommended an appear as 0 du and fil Recommended an as these values are used to calcula the DATA COMPLETION routine Selec variable s during initial ting select a record number that record All This number so obtain this number by selecting the LST option the file on the screen y for editing purposes is ORGANON displays all modifications to line editing are saved only in the The original raw data file remains unchanged tree variabl ENP fil Strongly es le d Optional tree variables that were not entered ring on line editing need to be corrected as the DATA COMPLETION routine cal t a variable for number for the new value for tha data input value is entered accepted changes made If an entire modifica from 1 to 8 variable are repea a value After tree number when prompted displayed sel remains in the list leave the editor this manner eci Op tion by en tree record is to be deleted tering the These zero values do not culates ls in the missing values Errors in the Strongly d Optional variables however must be corrected te calibration factors in ORGANON prompts y
16. trees choose to display all species volume are calculat area basal area changes to these values by 2 inch diamet AL and cubic foot Scribner volume is calculated for conifer species only cubic foot volume the scribner volume and ter class number of ted for all species If you trees basal The change values reflect movement from one class to another mortality and growth The following examples show an Initial Stand Table and a Stand Table after 5 year s growth 1 growth cycle INITIAL PER ACRE STAND TABLE EXAMPLE TEST PLOT 10 21 2005 8 46 AM Page 1 INITIAL PER ACRE STAND TABLE AT 36 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES ENDING NET O YEAR CHANGE DIAM TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB CLASS ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL KKEKKKKKKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK 0 2 57 3 0 0 0 2 4 229 1 15 0 142 0 4 6 71 6 8 4 112 0 6 8 43 0 12 4 197 571 8 10 20 9 10 0 158 357 10 12 30 2 20 0 362 701 TOTALS 451 9 65 8 970 1628 PER ACRE STAND TABLE EXAMPLE TEST PLOT 10 21 2005 8 47 AM Page 1 PER ACRE STAND TABLE AT 41 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES ENDING NET 5 YEAR CHANGE DIAM TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB CLASS ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK 0 2 53 9 0 2 2 0 3 4 0 2 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 229
17. 0 0 0 102 a2 20 8 14 5 283 Sa La 0 0 0 0 12 14 9 3 9 8 4 TETA Elg 20 3 20 0 452 L277 TOTALS 430 3 85 1 1428 2991 20 3 20 0 452 L2 Jes 110 d Stocking Table SK The Cut Stocking Table is similar to the Residual Stocking Table except that the left side of the Cut Stocking Table is labeled RESIDUAL The Cut Stocking table provides by species group the number of trees basal area cubic foot volume and scribner volume per acre for the stand after cutting The right side of the table labeled REMOVAL provides the same information as the left for the cut trees The following is an example of a Stocking Table after performing a basal area thin from above with 85 1 square feet to remain after cut See BASAL AREA THIN CUT STOCKING TABLE EXAMPLE POST CUT STOCK TABLE TEST PLOT DATA FILE TESTPLOT 10 21 2011 8 50 AM KR KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKKKKAKEK AT TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB SPECIES YR ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKKK KKK gt RESIDUAL REMOVAL a Doug Fir 41 430 3 85 1 1428 2941 2043 20 0 451 9 1276 9 TOTALS 430 3 85 1 1428 2941 20 3 20 0 451 9 2 Tes Stand Density Index EIT Relative Density Index s360 Quadratic Mean Diameter 6 0 Height of 40 Largest 55 0 Mean Di
18. CONIFER MAI 58 146 PAI 122 9 345 QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER 8 3 RELATIVE DENSITY INDEX 269 ESTIMATED CROWN CLOSURE 55 2 HEIGHT OF 40 LARGEST 66 3 118 YIELD TABLES TEST PLOT Page 2 DATA FILE TESTPLOT 10 21 2011 8 42 AM KKEKKKKKKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKEK AT TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB SPECIES YR ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL KKEKKKKKKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KK KKKKKKKKKKKEK ENDING gt RESIDUAL Y I E L D _ 5 YR CHANGE Doug Fir 56 188 5 9 5 2301 7069 Sid 22 9 784 3 282755 TOTAL 188 5 gsr 2301 7069 3 2 22 9 784 3 2828 MORTALITY Conifers BZ 0 6 9 8 24 TOTAL MAT Gln 183 PAI 156 9 566 CONIFER MAT 67 183 PAI 156 9 566 QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER 9 6 RELATIVE DENSITY INDEX 334 ESTIMATED CROWN CLOSURE 60 6 HEIGHT OF 40 LARGEST 75 9 ENDING RESIDUAL Y I E L D 5 YR CHANGE Doug Fir 61 185 3 118 2 3247 11590 asel 23 4 946 3 4521 1 TOTAL 185 3 118 2 3247 11590 Hael 23 4 946 3 4521 MORTALITY Conifers Fek 0 8 15 6 42 TOTAL MAT EP 242 PAI 189 3 904 CONIFER MAT Ths 242 PAI 13 9 3 904 QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER 10 8 RELATIVE DENSITY INDEX 396 ESTIMATED CROWN CLOSURE 64 5 HEIGHT OF 40 LARGEST 85 7 ENDING gt RESIDUAL Y I E L D 5 YR CHANGE Doug Fir 66 182 0 141 0 4329 16436 3 3 22 8 1081 5 4846 2
19. YES provide a new page before each report 51 j Tree List Output TREE LIST OUTPUT If selected with a Yes the initial tree list and the tree list at the end of each growth period are stored on a file specified by the user will be requested immediately after and it will be stored on The format for finalized the end of the run The name of found in Section X of this manual k Board Foot the the the the Volume Equations VOLUME EQUATIONS VO log top diameter trim allo and minimum log length Cu designating a conifer top diamet conifer stump height Values of th definitions Pay See The default set ting is Selecting foot and cubic foot parameters with the fol BOARD Min the OSU volu FOOT imum log top diameter OSU wance bic use me equat Trim allowance Stump height Log length Minimum log length CUBIC FOOT Conifer top diameter Hardwood top diameter Conifer stump height If you select the OSU volume equations Cer tree RUN DEFAULTS are speci tree list output file f fied directory at list file can be lumes are determined by selecting a minimum stump height Foot volumes ar log length hardwood listings 2 and 3 is parameter can be the OSU vol tions wil determined by top diameter and below for OSU o
20. gt INGROWTH DTA Ds Keyboard Input The following example shows the procedure for adding ingrowth trees to a stand by entering them through the keyboard INGROWTH EXAMPLE 2 MANAGE gt IN Do you wish to use an existing ingrowth file N N INGROWTH TREE DESCRIPTION Describe each ingrowth tree A carriage return lt CR gt will enter a default value of zero 0 Tree Species Code Required Integer gt 202 Diameter at Breast Height Required Real gt 1 5 Height in feet gt 4 5 Strongly Recommended Real gt 4 9 Crown Ratio Strongly Recommended Real gt 8 Number of trees per acre this tree represents Required gt 46 User 2 digit thinning code Optional Integer gt lt CR gt Species 202 DBH 135 HT 4 9 CR 80 EXP 46 0 USER 0 Save this tree Y lt CR gt Another tree Y N se Do you wish to save the ingrowth data on a file N lt CR gt 1 TREE ADDED TO STAND TEST PLOT lt CR gt to continue If the resulting data is to be saved then answer yes to the last question and ORGANON will then request a name to be used for the file 87 om Output Ingrowth trees are management reports and plots management PM appropriate diame Not accepting trial management from the stand see TRIAL VS ACCEPTED MANAGEMENT following example shows the addition of ingrowth the four thinnings described on pag
21. lt CR gt DESIRED AL gt lt CR gt included cluded CUT lt upper gt 0 gt 50 gt 10 gt 50 gt lt CR gt 83 b As the constru by layering each basis This means has been achieved labeled as TRIAL the TRIAL cut can designating accepta MANAGEMENT takes y main menu and re MANAGEMENT main menu managemen leave man available from cycle still also ex To void Trial vs Accepted Management ction of a management thinning is being performed on a trial th A on nce O the t menu for another try agement by choosing ly e stand has not actually been changed new layer of management can be added until the final result cut reports vie When the mana The acceptance out of the management men If unacceptable turn the stand a decision back to its original condition its management and sends you management but choose PM 84 MANAGEMENT n the master menu until af If you choose a VM exit from management available from the master menu wed at this time are gement PM PERFORM u back to the to void the managemen back to the remain in the RESTART After you o longer is ter the next growth scheme is progressing A is satisfactory only become permanent by specifically VM VOID MANAGEMENT is C 1 Ingrowt
22. 56 SUBSAMPLE 3 Variable radius 20 0 BAF Would you like to re enter N gt lt CR gt Upper and lower limits must be assigned to the 3 subsamples Enter limits and adjustment will be made as follows 0 48 12 4 subsamples results in 1 0 0 lt DBH lt 4 0 2 4 0 lt DBH lt 8 0 3 8 0 lt DBH lt 12 0 4 DBH gt 12 0 SUBSAMPLE 1 SUBSAMPLE 2 SUBSAMPLE 3 SUBSAMPLE 4 Enter limits for subsamples gt 0 4 8 LIMITS HAVE BEEN SET AS FOLLOWS 1 0 lt DBH lt 4 0 SUBSAMPLE 1 2 4 0 lt DBH lt 8 0 SUBSAMPLE 2 3 DBH gt 8 0 SUBSAMPLE 3 Would you like to re enter N gt lt CR gt xx please wait determining height calibration value 38 b A default expansion fi commonly used sampling meth Use Default Expansion Factor File le od ORGANON EXP ORGANON s prompts as described in input method 1 which describes a can provide answers to all of When you select the default expansion file as the input method ORGANON displays the file and prompt acceptance of the sampling description is unacceptable input method USE DEFAULT EXPANSION FILE EXAMPLE C In order to avoid repetition when a sampling unit description is used frequently file containing tha responding 1 Thereaf ter the default t description to prompts as previously described in input description If you must select E
23. 8 4 112 0 G E M 43 0 12 4 197 SL Brus LON 20 9 10 0 158 BET TOS 12 30 2 20 0 362 701 TOTALS 451 9 65 8 970 1628 TEST PLOT 10 21 2005 8 46 AM PER ACRE DIAM DIST TOTAL 36 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 229A N U M B E P 152 7 RE R O F A 101 8 C TR R E E SOS MEn S 0 DIAMETER T N 2 3 IN INCHES N 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 117 TEST PLOT 10 21 2011 8 47 AM Page 1 PER ACRE STAND TABLE AT 41 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES ENDING NET 5 YEAR CHANGE DIAM TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB CLASS ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL KKEKKKKKKKKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKK KKK KKKKKKKKKKK Oe 2 S329 a2 Die Os 3 4 lt 2 2 0 2 4 0 sn 0 0 22 941 15 20 142 O Am GM 266 1 85 52 485 780 194 6 26 8 373 780 GrP 42 5 T6 204 613 0 4 0 7 8 42 8 10 28 4 13 4 215 GESS FRG 3 4 aes 258 LO SLN 20 8 14 4 281 570 9 4 5 6 80 SIST 125 14 30 1 28 4 GLS T512 30 1 28 4 615 T5412 TOTALS 441 9 103 2 1862 4090 10 0 37 35 892 2462 YIELD TABLES TEST PLOT Page 1 DATA FILE TESTPLOT 10 21 2005 8 42 AM KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKKKKAKEK AT TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB SPECIES YR ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKKKAKEK ENDING RES I DUAL VIr ETD O
24. AND STATUS Southwest Oregon Version Edition 9 0 E 10 21 2011 8 46 AM TEST PLOT Growth Cycles Completed 3 Breast Height Stand Age 43 Total Stand Age 51 Douglas fir Site Index 109 4 Ponderosa Pine Site Index 102 9 Status TRIAL MGMT RUN HISTORY KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK YEAR ACTIVITY KKEKKKKKKKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKKKKKKKKKK 36 GROWTH gt 1 CYCLE 41 THIN BA AL from above gt 85 1 resid sq ft 41 THIN DBH AL 0 e i 75 m gt 50 41 GROWTH gt 2 CYCLES Trial Management in progress SDI THIN proportional gt Target 100 lt CR gt to continue 74 i Display Defaults DF This selection displays the current settings for the run and board foot and cubic foot default parameters as described in the section ORGANON PROGRAM DEFAULTS AND SPECIFICATIONS DISPLAY DEFAULTS is only available on screen DISPLAY DEFAULTS EXAMPLE RUN DEFAULTS Te TRIPLING No aE DISPLAY MENUS Yes She USE HEIGHT CALIB Yes 4 USE HTCB CALIB Yes Sx USE DIAMETER CALIB Yes 6 LIMIT ON MAX SDI Yes Te WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT No 8 JUVENILE WOOD CORE Age On PRINTER FORM FEED No 10 TREE LIST OUTPUT No ales VOLUME EQUATIONS OSU BOARD FOOT DEFAULTS 12 LOG TOP DIAM 6 inches T3 TRIM ALLOWANCE 8 inches 14 STUMP HEIGHT 5 feet T53 LOG LENGTH 32 feet Tes MIN LOG LE
25. Douglas hemloc trees per acre top height trees be to fir and k Both t the average undamaged the top height uation trees per acre trees be to ows the user to start both the Orgedit and Orgrun modules of ORGANON from within the same int rface create input fil data this Clicking program Supplemental Program PLTYLD Both the will appear in a new window that will cl module are e which allows you tart This component is the plot yie described in 20 and The features ORGANON Data Edit to start the growth t is described in licking on Tools gt Run ld supplemental Section IX modules and PLTYLD lose upon exit Choosing Tools gt Edit Input from the menu bar starts up the Orgedit ORGANON modul les for the ORGANON model either by reading raw files or by entering in trees by h described in Section V on Tools gt Run Model allows you model portion of ORGANON This componen Section VI ORGANON Model Execution C PLTYLD allows you to s TO of they are for k Both of ting V ORGANON DATA EDITING The first step in making an ORGANON run is to input the raw data edit it for possible problems and then prepare th final data file that will be used by the growth model itself The raw input data file can have any name up to eight characters long The resulting edited
26. E PDF Diameter Frequency PVC CF Volume E N PBA Basal Area PVS Scribner Volume R D A C Cc H R G lt CR gt Return to Master Menu RESIDUAL REPORTS gt RESIDUAL TABLES AND PLOTS AVAILABLE AFTER GROWTH RESIDUAL TABLES AND PLOTS Tables TL Sample Tree List SS Sample Summary Table ST Per Acre Stand Table SK Stocking Table LG Log Table DF Display Defaults RH Run History MO Mortality Table A Plots V T PAH Height PAC Crown Ratio G R PCV CF Volume PSV Scribner Volume E PDG Diameter Growth PHG Height Growth P E PCG CF Volume Growth PSG Scrib Vol Growth R P E PDF Diameter Frequency PVC CF Volume E N PBA Basal Area PVS Scribner Volume R D A Cc PFC Diameter Frequency PGC CF Volume C H PAB Basal Area PGS Scribner Volume R G lt CR gt Return to Master Menu RESIDUAL REPORTS gt 66 a Sample Tree List TL The Sample Tree List Report is a listing of the status of identification factor ORGANON displays most it the same format as expansion factor and radial form compatible with age the input sample trees The header provides the stand trees and species group you may request a report i e every ot allows you to quickly inspect to display total stand basal area When displ initia species code numbers entered the to al ORGANON changes expansion fac by number of plots point
27. Enter Target Crown Ratio gt 0 25 Enter Maximum Lift Height for Pruned Trees lt CR gt No Maximum gt 32 0 17 DF Sample Tree Accept This Pruning s Targeted for Pruning Ye SSeS 94 The following example shows the procedure for pruning all conifer trees in the stand with a users code of 23 toa target crown length of 10 0 feet PRUNING EXAMPLE 2 MANAGE gt PR SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP DESIRED AL gt AC Enter Users Code for Pruned Trees lt CR gt No Users Code gt 23 Enter Minimum DBH for Pruned Trees lt CR gt Prune all DBHs gt lt CR gt TARGET HEIGHT OF PRUNING CR Prune to a Specified Crown Ratio CL Prune to a Specified Crown Length gt CL Enter Target Crown Length gt 10 0 Enter Maximum Lift Height for Pruned Trees lt CR gt No Maximum gt lt CR gt sss sss 9 AC Sample Trees Targeted for Pruning Accept This Pruning Y gt Y 95 6 Uneven age Harvest UH The uneven age harvest option requires the specification of a target species or species group and a target diameter distribution The target diameter distribution represents the desired number of trees per acre by two inch diameter classes with the 2 diameter class representing trees with dbh s of 0 1 through 2 0 the 4 diameter class representing trees with dbh s of 2 1 through 4 0 etc The target diameter distribution can b ntered either directly o
28. For the l to 2 Q inch diameter class Target number of trees per acre 100 0 Save this value Y Y a ae For the 2 1 to 4 0 inch diameter class Enter the target number of trees per acre gt 80 0 For the 2 1 to 4 0 inch diameter class Target number of trees per acre 80 0 Save this value Y Y E 98 The above screens are repeated for all of the remaining 12 This data is then saved on file two inch diameter classes TDIA2 using the following Enter file name for target diameter distribution data gt TDIA2 Accept this uneven age harvest Y gt Y pi Compute From Q Value CQ Do wish to you save the target diameter distribution data on a file N Y As an option the target diameter distribution can be computed from a given q value per acre in the i th diameter class by q Ni 1 Ni The q value must be greater If N is the number of trees then q can be represented shape diameter distribution uneven age management In addition to the q value than 1 0 to generate the reverse J that is normally associated with the user must en dbh to the nearest even inch for the target distribution and the number of trees per acre in diameter class The latter can be entered direc be computed from either total number of trees per acre or total basal area per acre for the target diameter distribution using the formulas found in Davis and Johnson
29. I i 2 3 IN INCHES N 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 E RESIDUAL REPORTS gt PDF Window N gt Y Enter even integer diameter classes between 2 and 36 Min gt 8 Max gt 14 m A TEST PLOT 10 21 2005 8 50 AM PER ACRE DIAM DIST TOTAL 41 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 43 0 N U M B E P 28 6 RE R O F A 19 1 C TGR R E E Bike F E S 0 DIAMETER I 1 2 3 IN INCHES N 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 14 WINDOW NOTE Window designation at bottom of example will not display on screen output 65 2 Residual Tables and Plots RR Residual Reports are available at any time on the main menu except immediately following management Residual Reports display the current residual stand statistics Residual Reports available within the Management Menu reflect the stand prior to any cut requests See TRIAL VS ACCEPTED MANAGEMENT The following examples show the reports and plots available from the Residual Report Menu RESIDUAL TABLES AND PLOTS AVAILABLE BEFORE ANY GROWTH RESIDUAL TABLES AND PLOTS Tables TL Sample Tree List SS Sample Summary Table ST Per Acre Stand Table SK Stocking Table LG Log Table DF Display Defaults RH Run History A E Prts V T PAH Height PAC Crown Ratio G R PCV CF Volume PSV Scribner Volume p E E R P
30. RADIAL GROWTH 00 8 USER CODE 0 9 DELETE UNDELETE lt CR gt to END ITEM TO CORRECT gt lt CR gt 31 m SIO ORGANON ON LINE EDITOR OPTION 20 RECORDS CURRENTLY IN FILE TESTPLOT CONSISTING OF 19 original tree records 1 original plot with no trees 0 added tree records 0 added plots with no trees 0 records flagged for deletion 0 tree records 0 plot records with no trees 20 records remaining after deletion 19 tree records 1 plot record with no trees TO PERFORM ERR ERRORS to correct LST LIST all records ADD ADD a record record number EDIT record number lt CR gt to END CORRECT gt 20 Enter variable of tree 20 1 POINT 5 2 SPECIES i K 3 DIAMETER 0 4 HEIGHT 0 5 CROWN RATIO 00 6 EXPANSION 00 7 RADIAL GROWTH 00 8 USER CODE 0 9 DELETE UNDELETE _______ lt CR gt to END _ ITEM TO CORRECT gt 9 Record 20 flagged for deletion lt CR gt to continue 32 d Add a Record The ADD option allows you to add new records to the tree list A null record is displayed on the screen and each variable of the record is subsequently modified to describe the tree added You can add a plot with no trees to the tree list by specifying ADD designating a plot number and leaving the remaining variables zero ERROR CORRECTION EXAMPLE 20 RECORDS CURRENTLY TEST
31. TOTAL 182 0 141 0 4329 16436 S03 22 8 1081 5 4846 MORTALITY Conifers 333 0 23 4 81 TOTAL MAT 87 2951 PAI 216 53 969 CONIFER MAT 87 2977 PAI 216 3 969 QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER 11 9 RELATIVE DENSITY INDEX 459 ESTIMATED CROWN CLOSURE 67 3 HEIGHT OF 40 LARGEST 95 0 RESIDUAL FINAL HAR VE S T REMOVAL Doug Fir 66 0 0 0 O 182 0 141 0 4328 7 16436 2 TOTAL 0 lt 0 Or 0 182 0 141 0 4328 7 16436 QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER 0 RELATIVE DENSITY INDEX 000 ESTIMATED CROWN CLOSURE 0 HEIGHT OF 40 LARGEST 0 CUMULATIVE CUT LOG TABLE TEST PLOT 10 21 2005 8 42 AM LOG LENGTH 32 feet MIN LOG LENGTH 8 0 feet TOP DIAM 4 0 inches Top Doug Fir G W Fir P S Pine Other Conifer Diameter Logs Vol Logs Vol Logs Vol Logs Vol Giz BN 341 1 5323 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gna Bn 62 3 3514 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 ees 10 62 1 5154 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tress 12 14 5 1874 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 10 3 1810 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 Ted 1938 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS Logs 497 9 0 0 0 Volumes 19616 3 0 lt 0 0 AVG VOLUME 39 4 0 0 0 119 OT RUN HISTORY KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKAKKK YEAR ACTIVITY KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK 36 GROWTH gt 1 CYCLE 41 THIN DBH DF 2 5 gt 50 amp 28 m gt 10 3 41 THIN BA DF from above gt 42 8 resid sq ft 41 SDI THIN proportional gt Target 75 41 THIN USER CODE 0 gt 20 amp 41 INGROWTH 46 TPA D
32. and You s the screen ting of sample file TESTPLOT follows d A The final ch is the g program execution in ort est will be nagement each hould In this and run history are The stand thinned to ly species are also thinned The stand is grown for two more L15 ORGANON ORegon Growth ANalysis and projectiON system Growth amp Yield Project for Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer Forests SW OREGON VERSION EDITION 8 0 by David W Hann and Mark L Hanus Department of Forest Management Oregon State University This model was funded by Forestry Intensified Research FIR and USDI BLM 10 21 2011 8 39 AM Tree Data File TESTPLOT Stand Identification TEST PLOT Number of Plots Points 4 Number of Sample obs Trees 19 EXPANSION FACTORS WERE SET AS FOLLOWS SUBSAMPLE 1 gt FIXED 7 8 ft radius SUBSAMPLE 2 gt FIXED 15 6 ft radius SUBSAMPLE 3 gt VARIABLE BAF 20 0 Douglas Fir Site Index 109 4 Ponderosa Pine Site Index 102 9 Breast height stand age 28 Total stand age 36 gt gt gt gt gt gt WARNING lt lt 50 SAMPLE TREES IS THE MINIMUM RECOMMENDED gt gt gt gt gt gt WARNING lt lt Run Defaults L TRIPLING No eam DISPLAY MENUS Yes 3 USE HEIGHT CALIB Yes 4 USE HTCB CALIB Yes 5 USE DIAM GRO CALIB Yes 6 LIMIT ON MAX SDI Yes 7 WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT No 8 JUV
33. and prepared file will have the same name as the raw data file but with an extension of INP added to it after any existing extension is removed Upon execution ORGANON first asks which version of the model is appropriate for the data set collected in the stand ORGANON EXECUTION EXAMPLE C gt CD MODEL C MODEL gt ORGANON ORGANON ORegon Growth ANalysis and projection system by David W Hann Oregon State University Drgonon Growth and Yield Model Version 1 Southwest Oregon Mixed Conifer Forests Version 2 Northwest Oregon Forests Version 3 Stand Management Cooperative Version 4 Red Alder Plantation Which version to run 1 SWO 2 WWV 3 SMC 4 RAP lt CTRL Q gt Quit gt 1 21 Files only have to be edited once by ORGANON Therefore ORGANON next asks whether the input data file has been previously edited in ORGANON and a INP fi answer of yes will start the growth model of no will start the data editing and preparation process In the following example the input data file has not been previously edited and therefore the answe ORGANON EXECUTION EXAMPLE le created An itself An answer ros TN for no Funded by the Forestry Intensified Research Orqanoh Growth and Yield Model Southwest Oregon Version Arlene Hester David Larsen and Martin Ritchie FIR C
34. e g 63 6 26 31 Expansion Factor for plot point REAL 2 decimal places ORGANON will divide this value by the number of plot points determined during data input OPTIONAL 6 blanks if omitted e g 25 24 7 33 37 Radial Growth inside bark in inches REAL 2 decimal places OPTIONAL 5 blanks if omitted e g 2 91 8 39 40 User Code INTEGER Any designated identification Column number for user specified thinning OPTIONAL 2 blanks if omit SAMPLE TREE DAT 2 ted e g 2 TA INPUT LINE 3 4 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890 10 202 27 5 134 9 PLOT POINT DBH HT SPECIES 63 25 24 2 91 2 CR EXP RADIAL L USER CODE GRO 16 SAMPLE TREE DATA INPUT LINE WITH MISSING ELEMENTS Column a 2 3 4 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890 10 202 27 5 63 2 91 PLOT DBH HT CR EXP RADIAL L USER CODE POINT SPECIES GRO SAMPLE TREE DATA FILE WITH ERRORS AND OMISSIONS COLUMNS 1 2 3 4 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890 1 202 7 8 43 3 73 1 202 45 9 94 1 202 9 0 40 2 89 1 202 11 1 99 1 202 4 9 35 6 98 1 202 3 3 21 9 86 1 202 3 0 19 8 85 2 202 10 4 45 0 88 2 202 9 8 46 6 91 2 202 11 6 58 3 95 2 202 4 1 31 2 89 2 202 7 6 43 6 92 2 202 4 4 30 4 92 2 202 4 6 35 3 73 2 202 2 4 5 87 3 199 6 3 36 7 92 3 202 3 6 20 2 95 blank line 3 202 3 9 22 5 98 4 202 5 1 30 7 95 5 plot with no trees 2 Creating a Tree Data File in O
35. editor by re entering the data file the calibrat sum of exhibit no calibrated and the trends across the predicted values residuals exhibit these features calibration values should use gives a better fit to the data is recommended the calibration value provided a bet the calibration value because In the fo in CALIBRATION AND ACTUAL PLOTS EXAMPLE SPECIES GROUP AL gt lt CR gt explan NOTE PLOTS OF CALIBRATION AND ACTUAL DATA No Calibration residu If then u th the upper llowin tter fit to the data this case vs Predicted Height vs Predicted Height are to be tion value in t data to the regional the variation of ld be homogeneous and lower bounds of the residuals should be horizon the residuals should be zero e residuals tal the als should the se of the g example You Tt HT Predicted Height Actual Height CR Predicted CR Actual CR vs Predicted CR DG Predicted DG Actual DG vs Predicted DG With Calibration HTC Predicted Height Actual Height CRC Predicted CR Actual CR vs Predicted CR DGC Predicted DG Actual DG vs Predicted DG PLOTS OF ACTUAL DATA HTD Actual Height vs Actual Diameter CRD Actual Crown Ratio vs Actual Diameter DGD Actual Diameter Growth vs Actual Diameter lt CR gt to End CALIBRATI
36. growth predictions and additional thinning capabilities 14 D Strongly Recommended Tree Measurements In addition to the required tr variables you should eg also include the following measurements e total tree height crown ratio If not included they are predicted from equations representing regional averages If these measurements are subsampled the regional average equations are calibrated to the actual measurements for the stand For more accurate results you are strongly urged to collect as many measurements as possible E Optional Tree Measurements The following set of tree variables is optional for input e prior 5 year radial growth user code F Tree Data File Creation Once the necessary measurements have been taken on the stand the tr measurement data must be entered into a file for input into ORGANON This can be done using a word processing program or it can be done within ORGANON itself 1 Creating a Tree Data File with a Word Processor You can use any word processor that generates an ASCII file to create the data file An ASCII file is a file that contains no formatting characters word wrap formatting etc This is generally referred to as a flat or non document file Wordstar WordPerfect MS Word MS DOS Edit and MS Windows NotePad can create this type of file Check your word processor manual for instructions on creating an ASCII file
37. gt DI Stand Density Index control A from above B from below P proportional Enter SDI control from gt P Stand Density Index is currently 9 9 Target SDI gt 75 Accept this thin Y gt lt CR gt 105 target SDI of 4 User Code Thin US As defined previously a numeric user code with a value between 1 and 99 is a variable that you can enter for each tree record that can later be used in thinning When you select US ORGANON prompts you for the user code along with the percent of that user code to thin In the following example 20 percent of all trees with a user code of 0 are to be cut USER CODE THIN EXAMPLE MANAGE gt US Enter user code to thin gt 0 Enter percent to cut gt 20 Accept this thin Y gt Y 106 e Management Reports RR or CR Reports are available during management in order to view the cumulative effects upon the stand of any management decisions that have been selected even on a trial basis During management RESIDUAL REPORTS RR display the stand as it appeared before management CUT REPORTS CR display the cumulative results of all management selections f Restart Management RS Restart terminates the current management selections The stand is returned to the condition prior to entry into the management routine The stand is now ready to begin a new management selectio
38. menu At that point ORGANON becomes a user directed program This means that a main menu is displayed and you the user must select one of five program options REPORTS GROWTH MANAGEMENT RESTART QUIT After you select a run option ORGANON processes your input and displays the main menu prompting you to select another run option The following are all selections that may appear on the main menu Some selections are only available at certain points during program execution while others are available at all times Organon RR Residual Tables and Plots GR Execute Model perform 5 yr growth cycle MT Management Scheme test or perform management RS Restart Program begin with data input ORGANON gt QUIT Stop Program 61 1 a Each the Masi within Species Table and Plot Parameters Menu choices are listed below you must ted or Menu or perform cer also select thinned AL All Species Lumps all species listed in section SPECIES CODE NUMBER together SP Specific Species One of the specific species listed in SPECIES CODE NUMBER AC All conifers Lumps all trees with species codes less than or equal to 300 together AH All hardwoods Lumps all trees with species codes greater than 300 together The selected species or species group is fixed until The default respo
39. ons are tion you can tand if you so choose ORGANON lets you cancel your action and returns you to the main Thinn expan expan menu ings are accomp Sion fact Diameter Proportional sion fact constant from above diamet EEE eS would that goal tors of all trees by needed to me ter and set to zero unt 101 lished with ORGANON by reducing the trees affected As an example a thinning is accomplished by reducing the the fractional the user specified goal tarts with the largest or smallest it and each succeeding smal L doing so to the next remove too many trees per acre tree s expansion is then removed value a Thinning or larger larger tree A fractional part of to meet your desired T Diameter Thin DB You can choose a diameter thin to thin by diameter class ORGANON prompts you for the following information Species The species or species group to which the thinning will be applied Lower DBH The smallest diameter for the thinning This diameter will NOT be included in the thinning Percent removal The percent to remove at the lower diameter Upper DBH The largest diameter for the thinning This diameter WILL be included in the thinning Percent removal The percent to remove at the largest diameter The removal percentages for diameter
40. or at the end of trees per trees per acre cut Cubic foot volume for the tree s DBH crown ratio Scribner board foot volume for the tree s DBH height and crown ratio 127 O0 if un NCYCLE 1 where NTREES is the number of an of the growt or at the end of the the end of tot trees and NCYCLE is the number of growth cycles line are separated by commas uglas fir site index if SWO ORGANON NWO ORGANON tree list output file contains stand level information on followed NTREES times each line lines with The even aged if SWO d total age if or RAP ORGANON western the acre expansion factor either the growth period to hemlock and Douglas fir th period growth acre dying in the growth period in the growth period tal height and tal XI WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES ORGANON may display error or warning messages during program execution that ORGANON program execution The following list describes the messages issues to a user should problems occur during The interpretations of warning and error messages should clarify their meaning so you can maintain your work flow with ORGANON MESSAGE All errors have NOT been corrected ORGANON cannot be run ALL OUTPUT HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO FILE xxxx xxx Crown ratios predicted from yyy entered crown ratios DBH 0 0 FOR TREE xxxx IS NOT VALID ERROR NO TREES LEFT
41. radial growth valu calibration Simple linear regression back dated and then grown in order growth with predicted diameter growth growths are predicted If the calibrat is not significantly different es p 0 99 Calibration the diameter values are determined by species using weighted through the origin The stand is to compare actual diameter No missing radial tion value for a species from 1 0 calibration values is set to 1 0 If determined to be greater calibration value for tha respectively that the radial times developed for ORGANON values ORGANON run see RUN DEFAULTS than 2 0 or less t species is se A calibration value of 1 4 growths were on the average 1 4 the radial growths determined by You can specify than 0 5 or 85 DIAMETER CALIBRATION EXAMPLE xxx please wait determining diameter cal lt CR gt to continue Calibration and Actual Data Plots After height height calibrations are made variables listed above actual values res DOUGLAS FIR diameter growth calibration value to crown base plots are available for the calibrated These plots show predicted minus ibration value RADGRO s entered i 1 00 0 the the calibration val the EO 220 Or 035 signifies times or the equations the use of these to adjust diameter growth predictions before each and diameter
42. s of 0 1 through 2 0 a diameter class index of 2 represents trees with dbh s of 2 1 through 4 0 etc 2 5 10 Number of Trees per Acre for the Diameter Class Index REAL 1 decimal place e g ZheD The following example shows the procedure for adding ingrowth trees to a stand using an existing ingrowth file called TDIA1 UNEVEN AGE HARVEST EXAMPLE 1 MANAGE gt UH SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP DESIRED AL gt AC TARGET DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION ID Input Directly CQ Compute From Q Value NO No Uneven age Harvest gt ID Do you wish to use an existing target diameter distribution file N Y Enter file name for target diameter distribution gt TDIA1 Accept this uneven age harvest Y gt Y 97 2 Keyboard Input The following example shows the procedure for creating a target diameter distribution by entering the data through the keyboard UNEVEN AGE HARVEST EXAMPLE 2 ann ne ae MANAGE gt UH L SE SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP DESIRED AL gt AC TARGET DIAMETER DISTRIBUTION ID Input Directly CQ Compute From Q Value NO No Uneven age Harvest gt ID Do you wish to use an existing target diameter distribution file N N Enter max DBH nearest even inch for target dia distribution gt 24 ES nn G is For the 1 to 2 0 inch diameter class Enter the target number of trees per acre gt 100 0
43. selection forces a rescaling of the Y axis values of the plot and results in a more accurate display of the requested diameter classes This feature is particularly useful when one or several diameter class es has a very large value compared to the other diameter classes in the plot As a result the other classes may appear to have the same value By using the window option very large value s can be eliminated from the plot This allows you to inspect the remaining classes in more detail If you select a window to plot a description below the diameter class X axis indicates the range requested This description will appear on plots to all destinations except the screen Under no circumstances are diameter classes greater than 36 displayed A message appears identifying the number of trees greater than 36 in diameter that do not appear on that plot ORGANON prompts you for window selection input each time you request a plot Windowing gives you multiple views of the same plot An example of a screen display of diameter class windows follows WINDOW SELECTION EXAMPLE 1 RESIDUAL REPORTS gt PDF Window N gt lt CR gt WINDOW SELECTION EXAMPLE 2 TEST PLOT F 10 21 2005 8 50 AM PER ACRE DIAM DIST TOTAL 41 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 22950 0 N U M B EP SZET F R E R O F A 101 8 C TR RE E 50 9 E S 0 0 DIAMETER
44. the root file name with a 3 letter suffix or file name extension of INP 46 VI ORGANON MODEL EXECUTION The main ORGANON growth module loads into you have designated that raw data file s have memory after been correctly processed and a valid INP file exists for each raw data file When the main ORGANON module has loaded you must select which INP data files you will enter and allow to be processed by the growth model You must also choose a file to write the requested tables and plots to ORGANON saves the name of the file most recently opened by ither th diting or execution modules When the execution eo module is run it offers this filename as the default tree file You may either accept this file name by typing either Y or Enter or reject this filename by typing N and enter a new name The following is an example of accepting filename I the default Organon Growth and Yield Model Tree File TESTPLOT Use this tree data file name Y lt CR gt The following is an example of rejecting the default filename and entering in a new filename called i NEWFILE Organon Growth and Yield Model Tree File TESTPLOT Use this tree data filename Y N Enter tree file name NO extension i e C MYFILE gt NEWFILE 47 r next needs
45. the stand NO GROWTH CYCLES POSSIBLE NO REMAINING No more growth cycles are possible as all MAJOR SPECIES of the major tree species have been cut continued 129 MESSAGE MEANING No species in that group During reports or management a species is selected for display or management This message will appear if the species does not exist or no longer exists because of previous management selections Not enough species in that group In a plot during initial data entry a calibration plot has been requested for a species in which there were not enough entries to determine a calibration other than 1 0 bhe G ORGANON will calculate In the corrector module a missing variable was specified that ORGANON will compute during the data completion step following This will include expansion factors and heights only eee eee ee eee ee please wait XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX ORGANON is busy calculating reading or writing and the model will not resume execution until this action is completed QUESTIONABLE MERCHANTABLE HEIGHT During calculations of log volume from taper equations merchantable tree height has been determined to be negative or greater than the total tree height STAND IDENTIFICATION XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Stand identification title can only be 20 x ONLY FIRST 20 CHARACTERS WILL BE USED characters long Only the first 20 charact ers of the identification will be used All remaining characters are truncated
46. 0 YR CHANGE Doug Fir 36 451 9 65 8 970 1628 TOTAL 451 9 65 8 970 1628 TOTAL MAI 2T 45 CONIFER MAI 21 45 QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER 5 2 RELATIVE DENSITY INDEX 2295 ESTIMATED CROWN CLOSURE 68 0 HEIGHT OF 40 LARGEST 48 7 ENDING RESIDUAL YIELD 5 YR CHANGE Doug Fir 41 441 9 103 2 1862 4090 10 0 3735 892 1 2461 8 TOTAL 441 9 1033 2 1862 4090 10 0 ST 892 1 2462 MORTALITY Conifers 10 0 0 6 7 4 Ts TOTAL MAT 45 100 PAI 178 4 492 CONIFER MAI 45 100 PAI 178 4 492 QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER 6 5 RELATIVE DENSITY INDEX 422 ESTIMATED CROWN CLOSURE 76 1 HEIGHT OF 40 LARGEST 60 6 RESIDUAL cUT YIELD REMOVAL Doug Fir 41 198 6 26 6 439 910 289 3 hee 1425 8 3180 1 TOTAL 198 6 26 6 439 91 0 289 3 Th 2 1425 8 3180 QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER 5 0 RELATIVE DENSITY INDEX 121 ESTIMATED CROWN CLOSURE 35 5 HEIGHT OF 40 LARGEST 48 2 ENDING RESIDUAL YIELD 5 YR CHANGE Doug Fir 46 194 8 49 7 902 2514 338 23s 462 7 1604 1 TOTAL 194 8 49 7 902 2514 3 8 23 1 462 7 1604 MORTALITY Conifers 288 O02 Si Srs TOTAL MAI 5I 124 PAI 92 5 321 CONIFER MAI 51 124 PAI 92 5 321 QUADRATIC MEAN DIAMETER 6 8 RELATIVE DENSITY INDEX 200 ESTIMATED CROWN CLOSURE 47 5 HEIGHT OF 40 LARGEST 56 7 ENDING RESIDUAL YIELD 5 YR CHANGE Doug Fir 51 191 6 A252 TSL 4241 3 2 22 6 614 7 1727 3 TOTAL 191 6 72 2 Lp 4241 3 2 22 6 614 7 1727 MORTALITY Conifers 32 0 4 Deck 15 5 TOTAL MAI 58 146 PAI 12259 345
47. 1 15 0 142 0 4 6 266 1 35 2 485 780 194 6 26 8 373 780 6 8 42 5 11 6 204 613 0 4 0 7 8 42 8 10 28 4 13 4 275 615 7 6 3 4 117 258 10 12 20 8 14 4 281 570 9 4 5 6 80 131 12 14 30 1 28 4 615 1512 30 1 28 4 615 1512 TOTALS 441 9 103 2 1862 4090 10 0 37 5 892 2462 69 d Stocking Table SK The Stocking Table provides the same per acre values displayed in the stand table only summarized by species group Additionally this table provides Reineke s 1933 stand density index SDI relative density index which is the SDI for the stand divided by the maximum SDI the stand s species mix and for the variant being used Hann and Wang 1990 quadratic mean diameter the mean height diameter and crown ratio for all trees greater than 4 5 feet in height L Ly the estimated crown closure calculated from the sum of the percent largest crown areas using the formula in Crookston and Stage 1999 The following examples show an initial Stocking le and a Stocking Table after 5 year s growth 1 growth Tab cycl le INITIAL RESIDUAL STOCKING TABLE EXAMPLE RESIDUAL STOCK TABLE TEST PLOT DATA FILE TESTPLOT 10 21 2005 8 46 AM KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKKKKKKAKEK AT TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB SPECIES YR ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VO
48. 36 7 2 9 92 14 32 0 00 7 DF 3 6 20 2 1 0 95 57 27 0 00 8 amp 8 DF 3 9 22 5 4 98 57 27 0 00 9 DF 5 1 30 7 1 5 95 14 32 0 00 O OD SO OO 2 Ga aS OS as DS O b Sample Summary Table SS The Sample Summary Table provides a condensed version of the Sample Tree List averaged by 2 inch diameter class This information is averaged sample data NOT per acre values The table also displays cubic foot and scribner volume and cubic foot and scribner volume growth for the average tree in each diameter class Values for each diameter class displayed in the Sample Summary Table include the upper diameter but not the lower diameter The following example shows an initial Sample Summary Table SAMPLE SUMMARY TABLE EXAMPLE TEST PLOT 10 21 2005 8 46 AM Page 1 INITIAL SAMPLE SUMMARY TABLE AT 36 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES TABLE GROWTH FOR THE PREVIOUS 0 YEARS AVERAGE PER TREE DIAM DIAM HT CF CE SCRIB SCRIB CLASS DBH HT CR GROW GROW VOL GROW VOL GROW ee eee eee eee ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee k k k ee k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k Ore lt 2 52 a2 87 00 00 lt 0 lt 0 Os 0 25 4a 3 4 21 1 s91 00 00 s6 s0 0 0 4 6 4 6 32 6 89 00 00 1 6 0 0 0 fiom Br Pee 41 2 lt 86 00 00 4 6 lt 0 13 Oy 8 TOn 9 4 43 4 90 00 00 Teel lt O Eeli 0 LQose a 11 0 50 9 94 00 00 12s 1 0 24 0 68 C Per Acre Stand Table ST The Stand Table provides per acre values for number of
49. ALL b Destination When you request any reports you must also choose a destination for those tables and plots That destination holds for every plot or table requested until you exit the report menu When you next display the report menu ORGANON again requests the destination for tables and plots Destination choices for tables and plots can include any in the following list SO Screen only PO Printer only SF Screen and file The default response for a destination is SO SCREEN ONLY The following example chooses a report destination of FO FILE ONLY The report does not display on the screen but is only written to the output file TESTOUT in this case that you selected at the start of the ORGANON run DESTINATION SELECTION EXAMPLE Would you like these reports displayed on Screen Only File TESTOUT Screen and File TESTOUT DISPLAY SO gt FO 63 Cc Windows You can request a window for any plot selected The window determines the 2 diameter classes to be included in the display The default response for windows is N NO window selection which displays the entire diameter class scale from 0 to 36 If a window is desired a Y response requires input of an even number minimum and maximum within the 0 36 limit diameter class to be displayed Values for all diameter classes outside the specified window are not displayed Window
50. ALL SPECIES 22 2 4 P R E D 13 3 L E S 6 2 S 1 1 1 L 2 A moso oaa G 1 0 1 1 T 1 U 1 1 A L 9 9 1 ee 3 5 21 9 36 6 51 3 69 6 PRED Cc TED HEIGHT lt CR gt to continue ter all requested plots are displayed press the carriage return to erase the plot menu display ORGANON writes the corrected completed data file to an INP see INP FILES CALIBRATION AND ACTUAL PLOTS EXAMPLE continued file eT PLOTS OF CALIBRATION AND ACTUAL DATA No Calibration HT Predicted Height Actual Height vs Predicted Height CB Predicted Actual vs Predicted DG Predicted DG Actual DG vs Pred DG With Calibration HTC Predicted Height Actual Height vs Predicted Height CBC Predicted Actual vs Predicted DGC Predicted DG Actual DG vs Pred DG HTD Actual Height vs Actual Diameter CRD Actual Crown Ratio vs Actual Diameter DGD Actual Diameter Growth vs Actual Diameter lt CR gt to End CALIBRATION PLOTS gt lt CR gt x completed tree data is being written to file TESTPLOT INP lt CR gt to continue 45 F INP Files After ORGANON reads the raw data file makes data corrections and computes data completion and productivity values the completed stand description file is saved and written to the same drive from which ORGANON read the original raw data file The data file name is the original data file name
51. Acre Basal Area Cubic Foot Volume Scribner Volume Total Cubic Foot Mean Periodic Annual Increment Total Scribner Mean Periodic Annual Increment Conifer Cubic Foot Mean Periodic Annual Increment Conifer Scribner Mean Periodic Annual Increment lt CR gt to END VARIABLE NUMBER gt lt CR gt oN cnu AUNE a Do you wish to output an ASCII file of the yield data N Y Enter name for ASCII file gt B TESTOUT ASC Enter ORGANON output file name lt CR gt to STOP gt lt CR gt Stop Program terminated 126 X The tree inpu data i Line 1 FORMAT FOR TREE LIST OUTPUT FILE the first line information on tems on each Initial S tand Attributes T ae Lines 2 to NTREES x Twenty charac Fer S Breast height age ORGANON NWO ORGANON RAP ORGANON Do SMC ORGANON Ponderosa pine sit tand identification Eg site index if RAP ORGANON NCYCLE 1 or the stand or SMC ORGANON and red alder site index if index if SWO ORGANON Site index if NWO ORGANON or SMC ORGANON st Sill UDO BWNE 00 ro Growth cycle Point Tree n Species User code DBH either init Total period Number of initially Number of Number of number umber tially or at the end tree height either initially growth period Crown ratio either initially or at trees per
52. Activity 10X A49 121 DESCRIPTIONS OF ACTIVITIES The following are the first six characters in the description of each activity and the activity they describe in the Run History First Six Characters Activity EVEN A The Stand was Clearcut FERTIL The Stand was Fertilized GROWTH The Stand was Grown INGROW Ingrowth was Added to the Stand OR CUT The Overstory was Removed from the Stand PRUNE Trees in the Stand were Pruned THIN B The Stand was Thinned to a Target Basal Area THIN D The Stand was Thinned by DBH Classes THIN S The Stand was Thinned to a Target SDI THIN U The Stand was Thinned by User Codes UNEVEN Stand was Cut to a Target Diameter Distribution 122 IX SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAM PLTYLD Supplementary program named PLTYLD has been designed to read an ORGANON output file containing a yield table and generate plots of specified yield table variables over stand age for even age stands or elapsed time for uneven age stands You need only provide an ORGANON output file name including drive designator if necessary and the plots desired The following yield table variables may be plotted trees per acre basal area per acre cubic foot volume per acre Scribner volume per acre total cubic foot mean periodic annual increment total Scribner mean periodic annual increment conifer cubic foot mean periodic annual increment conifer Scribner mean periodic annual i
53. Arbutus menziesii Pursh and golden chinkapin Castanopsis chrysophylla Dougl A DC SWO ORGANON can predict both even aged and uneven aged stand development starting from the time when the trees in the stand are no longer being affected by non tree competiting vegetation NWO ORGANON has been designed to project the changes that take place in the young growth Douglas fir and western hemlock Tsuga heterophylla Raf Sarg stands either singularly or in combination of northwest Oregon While NWO ORGANON can predict the development of even aged and uneven aged stands most of the data that was used to develop the model came from even aged stands with ages ranging from 10 to 120 years old as measured at breast height SMC ORGANON has been designed to project the changes that take place in the young growth Douglas fir and western hemlock stands either singularly or in combination of southwest British Columbia western Washington and northwest Oregon While SMC ORGANON can predict the development of even aged and uneven aged stands most of the data that was used to develop the model came from even aged stands with ages ranging from 1 to 80 years old as measured at breast height RAP ORGANON has been designed to project the changes that take place in the young red alder plantations of western Washington and northwest Oregon All of the d
54. E 2 Zis U 4 5 USE 6 LI Ts WOOD 8 JUV 9 PR 10 T 11 Vi H BOARD 12 LOG 13 TRIM A 14 STUM TSS LO 16 MIN LO CUB 17 TOP DIAM 0 0 18 INPUT TO MODIFY Default values are n RUN DEFAULTS TRIPLING No DISPLAY MENUS Yes SE HEIGHT CALIB Yes USE HTCB CALIB Yes DIAMETER CALIB Yes MIT ON MAX SDI Yes QUALITY OUTPUT No ENILE WOOD CORE Age INTER FORM FEED No REE LIST OUTPUT No OLUME EQUATIONS OSU FOOT DEFAULTS cccqt TOP DIAM 4 inches LLOWANCE 8 inches P HEIGHT 5 feet G LENGTH 32 feet G LENGTH 8 0 feet C FOOT DEFAULTS SR ae feed 0 inches STUMP HT 0 feet lt CR gt to end gt lt CR gt ow set lt CR gt to continue to main menu continued When the all of the defaults have been modified to the desirable values carriage return lt CR gt ORGANON DEF values file ORGANON DEF for futu re use they can be set for the run by pressing a If DEFAULT INPUT SELECTION 3 had been selected before modifying then the new default values will also be stored on Create the default B Genetic Worth Values for Douglas fir Genetic worth values can be applied to evenaged stands with at least one Douglas fir tree Genetic worth values can be entered in all three versions of ORGANON There are separate genetic worth values for diameter growth rate and heigh
55. ENILE WOOD CORE Age Q PRINTER FORM FEED No Ore TREE LIST OUTPUT No t VOLUME EQUATIONS OSU Board Foot Defaults ae LOG TOP DIAM 4 inches 3 TRIM ALLOWANCE 8 inches 4 STUMP HEIGHT 5 feet Bis LOG LENGTH 32 feet 6 MIN LOG LENGTH 8 0 feet Cubic Foot Defaults 7 TOP DIAM 0 0 6 0 0 inches Be STUMP HT 0 feet 116 CALIBRATION RATIOS USED FOR THIS RUN HEIGHT DIAM HTCB DIAM DOUGLAS FIR 70 23 00 GRAND WHITE FIR 00 00 00 PONDEROSA PINE 00 00 00 SUGAR PINE 00 00 00 INCENSE CEDAR 00 00 00 WESTERN HEMLOCK 00 00 00 REDCEDAR 00 00 00 PACIFIC YEW lt 00 00 lt 00 MADRONE 00 00 00 CHINKAPIN 00 00 00 TANOAK 00 00 00 CANYON LIVE OAK 00 00 00 BIG LEAF MAPLE 00 00 00 ORE WHITE OAK 00 00 00 CAL BLACK OA 00 00 00 RED ALDER lt 00 00 lt 00 PACIFIC DOGWOOD 00 00 00 WILLOW 00 00 00 DIAMETER GROWTH RATE GENETIC WORTH 0 0 HEIGHT GROWTH RATE GENETIC WORTH 0 0 SWISS NEEDLE CAST FOLIAGE RETENTION VALUE 7 00 TEST PLOT 10 21 2011 8 46 AM Page 1 INITIAL PER ACRE STAND TABLE AT 36 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES ENDING NET O YEAR CHANGE DIAM TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB CLASS ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL kkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkkxkxkxkxkxk kxkx k Otay 2 5733 m0 Ois 0 2 4 229 1 15 0 142 0 4 6 71 6
56. L VOL kkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkkxkkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkx k gt TT ENDING 0 YR CHANGE Doug Fir 36 451 9 65 8 970 1628 TOTAL 451 9 65 8 970 1628 Stand Density Index 157a Relative Density Index 295 Quadratic Mean Diameter 5 2 Height of 40 Largest 48 7 Mean Diameter 4 4 Mean Crown Ratio 899 Estimated Crown Closure 68 0 RESIDUAL STOCKING TABLE EXAMPLE RESIDUAL STOCK TABLE TEST PLOT DATA FILE TESTPLOT 10 21 2005 8 46 AM KKEKKKKKKKKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKKKKKKKKEK AT TREES CF SCRIB TREES CF SCRIB SPECIES YR ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKKKKKKKEK ENDING 5 YR CHANGE Doug Fir 41 441 9 103 2 1862 4060 10 0 375 892 1 2461 8 TOTALS 441 9 103 2 1862 4060 10 0 3725 892 1 2462 Stand Density Index 224 Relative Density Index 422 Quadratic Mean Diameter 6 5 Height of 40 Largest 60 6 Mean Diameter 5 8 Mean Crown Ratio 767 Estimated Crown Closure Tead 70 e Log Table LG The Residual L inventory based on menu All conifer og Table provides a gross standing log the log parameters selected in the default logs are tallied by species group and for each log are co Log Factors Also trees are divided into lo
57. NGTH 8 0 feet CUBIC FOOT DEFAULTS 18 TOP DIAM 0 0 6 0 0 inches IOs STUMP HT 0 feet lt CR gt to end L S The following values are then displayed if they had been chosen by the user DIAMETER GROWTH RATE GENETIC WORTH HEIGHT GROWTH RATE GENETIC WORTH SWISS NEEDLE CAST FOLIAGE RETENTION VALUE 7 00 1d j Average Plots For average variables displayed in the Sample Summary Table there is a corresponding plot of that variable by diameter class The diamet ter values displayed on the X axis indicate the upper diameter of the class i e Lath lt DBH LAM available associated with 14 represents The following table shows the plots the Sample Summary Table TABLE Residual Sample Summary PAH Average Height PAC Average Crown Ratio ASSOCIATED PDG Average Diameter Growth PLOTS PHG Average Height Growth PCV Average Cubic Foot Volume PSV Average Scribner Volume PCG Average Cubic Foot Volume Growth PSV Average Scribner Volume Growth The following example is a PAH plot showing a stand profile by plotting averag diameter and will class The TN tree height and average crown base by diameter indicates ingrowth trees only display during trial management see MANAGEMENT INGROWTH Del to ADH TEST PLOT AVG TREE HEIGHT amp CROWN TOTAL 36 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 5G OF QSD Qm HEQHET Zaowna DIAMETER
58. NING Douglas Fir site index must be in the range from 55 5 to 120 5 the range of the sampling set used to build the ORGANON model Fifty trees is the minimum recommended number of trees to sample An even age stand must be a minimum age of 15 years During a growth cycle the height growth of a tree has been calculated to be negative The height growth will be set to 0 and the growth cycle will continue This error will occur if the tree is taller than the maximum potential the tree could achieve for the stand s site index To eliminate this problem the user should consider in creasing the stand s site index During data input a valid point number has been read with all remaining fields blank or 0 This indicates a plot point with no trees During data completion or diameter growth a maximum crown width for the specified tree was calculated and determined to be less than or equal to or greater than or equal to 100 using the equations of Paine and Hann 1982 Douglas Fir site index does not correspond to DF WF GF SP tree heights entered Incense Cedar site index determined from the Douglas Fir site index does not correspond to the incense cedar tree heights entered Ponderosa Pine site index must be in the range from 60 to 125 the range of the sampling set used to build the ORGANON model Ponderosa Pine site index does not correspond to Ponderosa Pine tree heights entered If stand age is less than or equ
59. ON RS Quit QU AARWN H o RR D ga rh rye mo Ro sp eae oo Vil EXAMPLE OF FINAL OUTPUT FILE Vill FORMAT FOR WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT FILE IX SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAM PLTYLD X FORMAT FOR TREE LIST OUTPUT FILE XI WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES XII LITERATURE CITED 121 123 127 128 133 l INTRODUCTION This user s manual describes how to operate the ORGANON ORegon Growth ANalysis and projectiON growth and yield model Currently the program incorporates three versions of ORGANON the southwest Oregon version SWO ORGANON the northwest Oregon version NWO ORGANON and the Stand Management Cooperative version SMC ORGANON While all of the examples presented in this manual use SWO ORGANON the manual is intended as a reference for all versions Where appropriate differences between the three versions will be noted in the manual SWO ORGANON has been designed to project the changes that take place in the mixed species forest stands of southwest Oregon The major conifer species in such stands are Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Mirb Franco grand fir Abies grandis Dougl ex D Don Lindl white fir Abies concolor Gord amp Glend Lindl ponderosa pine Pinus ponderosa Dougl exLaws sugar pine Pinus lambertiana Dougl and incense cedar Calocedrus decurrens Torr either singularly or in combination and the major hardwood species are Pacific madrone
60. ON PLOTS gt HT ation See section SPECIES under see section SPECIES under TABLE AND PLOT PARAMETERS for further The actual menu for test TESTPLOT would not include the DG DGC and DGD because TESTPLOT had no radial growth measurements entered 43 CALIBRATION AND ACTUAL PLOTS EXAMPLE continued TEST PLOT 08 04 03 8 35 AM PRED HT ACTUAL HT vs PRED HT NO CALIBRATION FOR ALL SPECIES 22 2 1 2 P 1 R E D tai ta 1 13 3 4 1 11 1 1 L E thee s 6 2 1 S A Docs Re y Bee e VER ae e a Oe eek VR a ee G 1 0 4 alg U A L 9 9 3 5 21 9 36 6 51 3 69 6 POR ED fC TE D HEIGHT lt CR gt to continue lt CR gt PLOTS OF CALIBRATION AND ACTUAL DATA No Calibration HT Predicted Height Actual Height vs Predicted Height CB Predicted Actual vs Predicted DG Predicted DG Actual DG vs Pred DG With Calibration HTC Predicted Height Actual Height vs Predicted Height CBC Predicted Actual vs Predicted DGC Predicted DG Actual DG vs Pred DG PLOTS OF ACTUAL DATA HTD Actual Height vs Actual Diameter CRD Actual Crown Ratio vs Actual Diameter DGD Actual Diameter Growth vs Actual Diameter lt CR gt to End CALIBRATION PLOTS gt HTC rr SPECIES GROUP AL gt lt CR gt 44 Af CALIBRATION AND ACTUAL PLOTS EXAMPLE continued TEST PLOT 08 04 03 8 35 AM PRED HT ACTUAL HT vs PRED HT WITH CALIBRATION FOR
61. OT EXAMPLE the bottom and the cut portion on diameter values displayed on the X axis indica 14 represents 12 lt DBH 14 the top The te the upper TEST PLOT CUT RESIDUAL PER ACRE DIAM DIST Z2the2 F IOO JHW 180 8 nwAD 7 0O L203 rPrau NOMA WH DIAMETER IN INCHES TOTAL 41 CVS PLOT EXAMPLE TEST PLOT CUT RESIDUAL PER 1637 7 ACRE SCRIB VOL TOTAL 41 C U T R E S I D U A L DAAWHDAN 727 8 363 9 AEGHOS lt 0 DIAMETER IN INCHES 1091 8 113 10 21 2011 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 10 21 2011 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 8 51 AM 8 42 AM 6 Restart ORGANON RS When you select RESTART from the main menu all output is saved from the current model run if requested ORGANON then re initializes and begins from the point of entering a file name of a previously edited data file In the following example ORGANON is restarted the yield table is saved but cumulative cut log table is not saved A new data file called PLOT356 is then selected for the next analysis RESTART ORGANON EXAMPLE ORGANON gt RS Save yield table N gt Y Save cumulative cut log table N gt lt CR gt Se ae ee ee Enter tree data file name NO extension i e A MYFILE gt PLOT356 7 Quit QU When an ORGANON run ends you must choose QUIT or RESTART to prope
62. OUGLAS FIR 41 GROWTH gt 5 CYCLES 66 EVEN AGE HARVEST 120 Vill FORMAT FOR WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT FILE Line 1 Tree and Stand Attributes at Time of Cutting or Pruning 1 Tree Species 14 8X 2 Tree DBH F10 4 3 Tree Total Height F10 4 4 Tree Crown Ratio F10 4 5 Tree Expansion Factor F10 4 6 Stand Breast Height Age I4 7 Number of Branches NB Records for ith Tree I4 8 Total Stand Age or Elapsed Time I4 9 Number of Prunings NP for ith Tree I4 If NP gt 0 Then Lines 2 NP 1 1 Total Stand Age or Elapsed Time of Pruning I4 2 Tree DBH at Time of Pruning F10 4 3 Tree Total Height at Time of Pruning F10 4 4 Tree Crown Ratio at Time of Pruning F10 4 5 Tree Expansion Factor at Time of Pruning F10 4 6 Lift Height of Pruning for Tree F10 4 If NP 0 Then Lines 2 NBi 1 If NP gt 0 Then Lines NP 1 NP NB 1 Height to Branch I6 F6 1 2 Largest Branch Diameter I6 F6 2 3 Diameter of the Juvenile Wood Core at Branch I6 F6 2 4 Diameter Inside Bark at Branch I6 F6 2 Line NP NB 1 1 999 I4 Line S NP NB i 1 2 1 File Name for Yield Table Output A40 2 Year of Run I3 3 Month of Run I3 4 Day of Run I3 5 Hour of Run T3 6 Minute of Run T3 7 Second of Run I3 Lines S NP NB 1 3 Contain The Run s History 1 Total Age or Elapse Time 3X71 13 2 Description of
63. PLOT CONSISTING OF 19 original tree 1 original plot 1 record 0 tree records 1 plot record records remaining 19 tree records 19 ORGANON ON LINE EDITOR OPTION 0 added tree records 0 added plots with no trees flagged for deletion with no trees 0 plot records with no trees IN FILE records with no trees after deletion ENTER ERR LST ADD record number CORRECT gt ADD Enter variable of tree POINT SPECIES i DIAMETER HEIGHT CROWN RATIO EXPANSION RADIAL GROWTH USER CODE ODMDAHDUPWNE lt CR gt to END ITEM TO CORRECT gt 1 Enter ERRORS to correct LIST all records ADD a record EDIT L lt CR gt to END DELETE UNDELETE TO PERFORM record number 21 variable value for item 1 8 continue entering variables for new tree 33 ERROR CORRECTION EXAMPLE cont ORGANON ON LINE EDITOR OPTION 21 RECORDS CURRENTLY IN FILE TESTPLOT TESTPLOT CONSISTING OF 19 original tree records 1 original plot with no trees 1 added tree record 0 added plots with no trees 2 records flagged for deletion 1 tree record 1 plot record with no trees 19 records remaining after deletion 19 tree records 0 plot records with no trees l lt CR gt to end 1 CORRECT gt 15 NOTE To continue to follow the examples shown in this manual using test file TESTPLOT perform the following corrections Record 15 c
64. RCE AREA Genetic Worth Values for Douglas fir Impact of Swiss Needle Cast on Douglas fir Wood Quality Output File Name Tree List Output File Name Execution Suggestions oP SP ror hoe ao os Master Menu Options Table and Plot Parameters Species Destination Windows Residual Tables and Plots RR Sample Tree List TL Sample Summary Table SS Per Acre Stand Table ST Stocking Table SK Log Table LG Sampling Statistics Table SA Mortality Table MO Run History RH Display Defaults DF Average Plots Per Acre Plots Growth GR Growth Cycles Growth Cycle Limits Management MT Creating a Management Scheme LA YERED MANAGEMENT 52 52 53 53 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 55 55 55 58 59 59 60 60 61 62 62 63 64 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 78 80 80 81 82 83 5 Trial vs Accepted Management Management Selection Ingrowth IN Overstory Removal OS Fertilization FE Even age Harvest EH Pruning PR Uneven age Harvest UH d Thin Diameter Thin DB Basal Area Thin BA Stand Density Index Thin DI User Code Thin US Management Reports RR or CR Restart Management RS Exit Management 1 Void Management VM 2 Perform Management PM 5 Cut Tables and Plots CR Sample Tree List TL Sample Summary SS Per Acre Stand Table ST Stocking Table SK Log Table LG Display Defaults DF Run History RH Plots Restart ORGAN
65. REE 16 ILLEGAL PLOT POINT NUMBER OR BLANK LINE FOR TREE 18 RECORD WILL BE IGNORED x WARNING POINT 5 HAS NO TREES 20 records have been read lt CR gt to continue The following are the data scan results Errors MUST be corrected before model is run LLEGAL SPECIES CODES ARE PRESENT All point numbers are legal LLEGAL DBH EXISTS HERE ARE ILLEGAL TREE HEIGHTS All crown ratios are present pe 3 THERE ARE EXPANSION FACTORS MISSING not reqd SOME RADIAL GROWTHS WERE NOT INPUT not reqd THERE ARE MISSING TREE HEIGHTS not reqd 1 PLOT WITH NO TREES Data entry is completed You will be entering the correction module lt CR gt to continue A 26 2 Error Correction After the tree data has been read and an error and warning listed you can use a simple on line editor to add delete list or change any of the tree record variables You can inspect a list of all errors to be corrected if desired Entering a carriage return lt CR gt terminates the on line editor as long as all detected errors have been corrected ERROR CORRECTION EXAMPLE ORGANON ON LINE EDITOR OPTION 20 RECORDS CURRENTLY IN FILE TESTPLOT CONSISTING OF 19 original tree records 1 original plot with no trees 0 added tree records 0 added plots with no trees 0 records flagged for deletion 0 tree records 0 plot records with no trees 20 records remainin
66. RGANON An optional method of creating an input data file exists within ORGANON The ORGANON option prompts you to enter each of the tree data elements one element at a time one tree at a time ORGANON formats the data in an ASCII file format The ORGANON setup cannot be used to add a tree or modify a tree on an existing tree data file However you can use a word processor to add or edit an existing file Another option is to use the on line editor of ORGANON to add delete or modify a tree record 17 ORGANON TREE DATA FILE INPUT EXAMPLE TREE Plot Point Number Required Integer gt 1 Tree Species Code Required Integer gt 202 Diameter at Breast Height Required Real gt 7 8 Height in feet Optional Real gt 43 3 Crown Ratio Optional Real gt 73 Expansion Factor Optional Real gt lt CR gt Radial Growth in inches Optional Real gt lt CR gt User 2 digit thinning code Optional Integer gt 2 Species 202 DBH 7 8 HT 43 3 CR eh EXP 0 RADGRO 00 USER 2 Save this tree Y lt CR gt Another tree Y lt CR gt 18 IV ORGANON Windows Interface The ORGANON Windows Interface allows you to operate all of the components of ORGANON from a single windows based front end Through this interface you can start both the data editing and model execution components of ORGANON index calculator run the plot yiel
67. S Yes Bis USE HEIGHT CALIB Yes 4 USE HTCB CALIB Yes joes USE DIAM GRO CALIB Yes 6 LIMIT ON MAX SDI Yes Ts WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT No 8 JUVENILE WOOD CORE Age Ore PRINTER FORM FEED Yes 10 TREE LIST OUTPUT No dls VOLUME EQUATIONS OSU i BOARD FOOT DEFAULTS ee I LOG TOP DIAM 6 inches 13 TRIM ALLOWANCE 8 inches 14 STUMP HEIGHT 5 feet 15 LOG LENGTH 32 feet les MIN LOG LENGTH 8 0 feet CUBIC FOOT DEFAULTS 17 TOP DIAM 0 0 6 0 0 inches 18 STUMP HT 0 feet lt CR gt to end INPUT TO MODIFY gt 11 ES A _ e _ os Oe Oa oe rm RUN DEFAULTS _ Le TRIPLING Yes 2 DISPLAY MENUS Yes Bee USE HEIGHT CALIB Yes 4 USE HTCB CALIB Yes Bis USE DIAM GRO CALIB Yes 6 LIMIT ON MAX SDI Yes Va WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT No 8 JUVENILE WOOD CORE Age 9 PRINTER FORM FEED Yes 10 TREE LIST OUTPUT No Ad VOLUME EQUATIONS BLM BLM VOLUME DEFAULTS 2 BLM MINIMUM DBH gt 6 0 7 0 inches BA BLM RESOURCE AREA 517 344 SOUTH UMPQUA 351 NORTH UMPQUA 352 DRAIN DILLARD 511 ALL MEDFORD lt CR gt to end INPUT TO MODIFY gt 56 To continue the following example in this manual reset 1 TRIPLING from a Yes to a No and reset 11 VOLUME EQUATIONS to OSU The following example shows how to change item nine on the default menu PRINTER FORM FEED from a YES to a NO and item twelve BOARD FOO
68. Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Fort Collins Colorado General Technical Report RMRS GTR 24 l1p Davis L S and K N Johnson 1987 Forest management third edition McGraw Hill Book Company New York 790p Hann D W and J A Scrivani 1987 Dominant height growth and site index equations for Douglas fir and ponderosa pine in southwest Oregon Forest Research Laboratory Oregon State University Corvallis Research Bulletin 59 13p Hann D W and C H Wang 1990 Mortality equations for individual trees in the mixed conifer zone of southwest Oregon Forest Research Laboratory Oregon State University Corvallis Research Bulletin 67 17p King J E 1966 Site index curves for Douglas fir in the Pacific Northwest Weyerhaeuser Company Forestry Research Center Centralia Washington Weyerhaeuser Forestry Paper 8 49p Maguire D A J A Kershaw Jr and D W Hann 1991 Predicting the effects of silvicultural regime on branch size and crown wood core in Douglas fir Forest Science 37 1409 1428 Paine D P and D W Hann 1982 Maximum crown width equations for southwestern Oregon tree species Forest Research Laboratory Oregon State University Corvallis Research Paper 46 20p Reineke L H 1933 Perfecting a stand density index for even aged forests Journal of Agricultural Research 46 627 638 133 Weiskittel A R D W Hann D E Hibbs T Y Lam and A A Bluhm 2009 Model
69. T LOG TOP DIAMETER from 6 0 inches to 4 0 inches DEFAULT SELECTION EXAMPLE continued SUR gt _ RUN DEFAULTS _ Ls TRIPLING No 25 DISPLAY MENUS Yes Ze USE HEIGHT CALIB Yes 4 USE HTCB CALIB Yes of USE DIAM GRO CALIB Yes 6 LIMIT ON MAX SDI Yes a WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT No 8 JUVENILE WOOD CORE Age 9 PRINTER FORM FEED Yes 10 TREE LIST OUTPUT No ala VOLUME EQUATIONS OSU BOARD FOOT DEFAULTS De LOG TOP DIAM 6 inches 13 2 TRIM ALLOWANCE 8 inches 14 STUMP HEIGHT 5 feet 15s LOG LENGTH 32 feet 16 MIN LOG LENGTH 8 0 feet CUBIC FOOT DEFAULTS 17 TOP DIAM 0 0 6 0 0 inches 18 STUMP HT 0 feet lt CR gt to end INPUT TO MODIFY gt 9 m RUN DEFAULTS __ Ts TRIPLING No 2 3 DISPLAY MENUS Yes 35 USE HEIGHT CALIB Yes 4 USE HTCB CALIB Yes oe USE DIAM GRO CALIB Yes 6 LIMIT ON MAX SDI Yes Ty WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT No 8 JUVENILE WOOD CORE Age 9 PRINTER FORM FEED No 10 TREE LIST OUTPUT No EI VOLUME EQUATIONS OSU BOARD FOOT DEFAULTS T2 LOG TOP DIAM 6 inches 13 TRIM ALLOWANCE 8 inches 14 STUMP HEIGHT 5 feet 15 LOG LENGTH 32 feet 16 MIN LOG LENGTH 8 0 feet CUBIC FOOT DEFAULTS 17 TOP DIAM 0 0 6 0 0 inches 18 STUMP HT 0 feet lt CR gt to end INPUT TO MODIFY gt 12 Enter inches gt 4 57 DEFAULT SELECTION EXAMPL
70. XPANSION DEFAULT SELECTION 1 Describe Expansion 2 Use Default Expansion file ORGANON EXP 3 Create ORGANON EXP lt CR gt Describe Expansion INPUT gt 2 EXPANSION FACTORS FOR FILE TESTPLOT SUBSAMPLE 1 Fixed PLOT RADIUS FT Teel SUBSAMPLE 2 Fixed PLOT RADIUS FT 15 56 SUBSAMPLE 3 Variable radius 20 0 BAF LIMITS HAVE BEEN SET AS FOLLOWS 1 0 lt DBH lt 4 0 SUBSAMPLE 1 2 4 0 lt DBH lt 8 0 SUBSAMPLE 2 3 DBH gt 8 0 SUBSAMPLE 3 Reject these defaults N gt lt CR gt Create Default Expansion Factor File ORGANON can create a The file is created file can be used to prompts by selecting input method 2 39 ts you to verify the default another sampling default method answer 2 Height and Height Calibration ORGANON makes two passes throu gh the input data file to determine height calibration values and to generate missing heights The first pass through th all trees in the stand having measu this predicted height along with th red heights e measured height e data predicts heights for ORGANON uses determine a calibration value by species simple linear regression through the origin calibration va using weigh lue for a species is not significan to ted If the tly different p 0 99 from 1 0 the calibration value is se the calibration value is determined to be grea less than 0 5 th
71. a species is not significantly different p 0 99 from 1 0 the calibration value is set to 1 0 If the calibration value is determined to be greater than 2 0 or less than 0 5 the calibration value for that species is set to 2 0 or 0 5 respectively A calibration value of 1 4 or 85 signified that the sample crown ratios were on the average 1 4 times or 85 times the crown ratios determined by the height ORGANON ORGANON uses ratios crown base is calc height If the calibrated height calibrated height change if the crown ral 0 5 The use of before each ORGANON run ulated the height to crown base is set t to crown base is less to crown base is set to 0 tio is less than these values during growth can be specified see RUN DEFAULTS lt CR gt to continue t to crown base equation this value to predict During missing crown ratio calculation th DOUGLAS FIR crown ratio calibration value 1 41 If it is greater tha to 95 Oe oy CROWN RATIO CALIBRATION EXAMPLE xxx please wait determining crown ratio calibration value CRs entered 23 xxx please wait missing crown ratios are being calculated 0 crown ratios predicted from 19 entered crown ratios s developed for e missing crown s height to n 95 of the of the height than 0 the During crown t is set to 19 4 Diameter Growth and Diameter Growth If you enter
72. al IN INCHES N 2 PAH PLOT EXAMPLE 10 21 2011 8 46 AM 76 The following PSV plot is a histogram of average scribner volume for the trees in each diameter class PSV PLOT EXAMPLE TEST PLOT i 10 21 2011 2 00 PM AVG TREE SCRIB VOLUME TOTAL 36 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 23 6 WD tl to WHAQANW HAONPrPAA lt YP AADH EOR 0 ES DIAMETER I 1 2 N INCHES N 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0O Ad k Per Acre Plots For any per acre variable displayed on the Stand Table ORGANON can plot that diameter values displ diameter of the class variable by diameter class The ayed on the X axis indicate the upper i e 14 represents 12 lt DBH 14 The following table shows the plots available associated with the Stand Table TABLE Residual Stand Table PDF Ending Diameter Frequency PBA Ending Basal Area PVC Ending Cubic Foot Volume ASSOCIATED PVS Ending Scribner Volume PLOTS PFC Change in Diameter Frequency PAB Change in Basal Area PGC Change in Cubic Foot Volume PGS Change in Scribner Volume The following is a PD the per acre diameter TEST PLOT PER ACRE DIAM DIST 229 505 N U M B E P LEZ slat R E R 0 F A 101 8 C TR RE E 50 9 E S 0 DIAMETER I IN INCHES N o 2 T F plot example which is a histogram of distribution PDF PLOT EXAMPLE D 10 21 2011 8 46 AM TOTAL 36 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 78 The follo
73. al to 40 years at least 60 of the stand basal area must be in the major species If the stand age is greater than 40 years at least 80 of the stand basal area must be in the major species No more growth cycles are possible as all of the major tree species have been cut In diameter thin DB trees with dbh s equal to the lower dbh value will not be removed in thinning while trees with dbh s equal to the upper dbh value will be removed in thinning The upper BH age for the sampling set used A MAJORITY OF THE STAND IS OVER 120 YEARS BH to build the ORGANON model was 120 years AGE FUTURE PREDICTIONS ARE EXTRAPOLATIONS Therefore predictions for BH ages above 120 years are extrapolations of the model 132 XII LITERATURE CITED Ayer Sachet J K D G Briggs and R D Fight 1989 Tree value system User s guide USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station Portland Oregon General Technical Report PNW GTR 234 45p Briggs D G 1989 Tree value system Description and assumptions USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station Portland Oregon General Technical Report PNW GTR 239 24p Bruce D 1981 Consistent height growth and growth rate estimates for remeasured plots Forest Science 27 711 725 Crookston N L and A R Stage 1999 Percent canopy cover and stand structure statistics from the forest vegetation Simulator USDA Forest
74. ameter 5 4 Mean Crown Ratio 780 111 e The Residual diameter diameter example of Cut Log Table except for cut class displayed in but Log Table LG Log Table provides th same information as the trees Values for each tables include the upper ter The following is an performing a basal area thin from the not the lower diamet a Log Table after above with 85 1 square feet to remain after cut See BASAL AREA THIN CUT LOG TABLE EXAMPLE CUT LOG TABLE TOTAL 41 YEARS TEST PLOT 10 21 2011 8 40 AM LOG LENGTH 32 feet MIN LOG LENGTH 8 0 feet TOP DIAM 4 0 inches Doug Fir G W Fir P S Pine Other a Diameter Logs Vol Logs Vol Logs Vol Logs Vol 4 6 153 3 0 6 8 20 3 1123 6 0 TOTALS Logs 34 5 0 0 0 Volumes 1276 9 0 0 0 AVG VOLUME 37 0 0 0 0 f Display Defaults DF The Display Defaults on the CUT REPORTS MENU is the same as the Display Defaults on the RESIDUAL REPORTS MENU g Run History RH The Run History on the CUT REPORTS MENU is the same as the Run History on the RESIDUAL REPORTS MENU 112 h Plots The following two cut histograms CDF and Scribner Volume CVS show The two plotting symbols distinguish b Diameter Frequency the same total amount in each diameter class as the corresponding resid ual histogram tween the after cut residual on diameter of the class i e CDF PL
75. and are site index e stand age e planting density RAP ORGANON only 1 Site Index SWO ORGANON requests two site indexes Douglas fir and Ponderosa Pine based upon the equations of Hann and Scrivani 1987 You must enter at least one of the two site indexes If both values are entered both are used If only one value is entered the site index not entered is calculated from the entered site index NWO ORGANON also requests two site indexes Douglas fir and Western Hemlock You must enter at least one of the two site indexes If both values ar ntered both are used If only one value is entered the site index not entered is calculated from the entered site index Douglas fir site index is calculated from King s 1966 dominant height growth equation Western hemlock site index in calculated from Flewelling s unpublished dominant height growth rate equation SMC ORGANON also requests two site indexes Douglas fir and Western Hemlock You must enter at least one of the two site indexes If both values ar ntered both are used If only one value is entered the site index not entered is calculated from the entered site index Douglas fir site index is calculated from Bruce s 1981 dominant height growth equation Western hemlock site index in calculated from Flewelling s unpublished dominant height growth rate equation
76. assumed that the stand is final harvested at that time The name of the wood quality file will be requested immediately after the RUN DEFAULTS are finalized and it will be stored on the specified directory at the end of the run The wood quality output file can then be used with the TREEVAL program Ayer Sachet et al 1989 Briggs 1989 to analyze the wood quality consequences of the projected management regime see Maguire et al 1991 for an example of such a use Wood quality output can only be requested for even aged stands The format for the wood quality file can be found in Section VIII of this manual h Juvenile Wood Core JUVENILE WOOD CORE This option sets how the juvenile wood core will be defined in the wood quality output If Age is selected juvenile wood core will be defined as the wood laid down in the first 20 rings at each whorl on the stem If Crn is selected juvenile wood core will be defined as the wood laid down within the crown 1i e the wood laid down on all of the rings formed while each whorl was within the crown i Printer Form Feed PRINTER FORM FEED This parameter determines whether there is a form feed new page in the output file prior to each report requested If you do not choose printer form feed each report may not necessarily start at the top of a new page when printed on the line printer The default is
77. ata that was used to develop the model came from even aged plantation with ages ranging from 3 to 18 years old from seed ORGANON is an interactive program written in standard FORTRAN 77 code designed specifically to run on an IBM PC or compatible personal computer The program is user friendly and should guide users through its execution The user manual should help you prepare the tree data input file as well as run the model A What you Need to Know to Use ORGANON ORGANON users should have a fundamental knowledge of Windows including simple file management printing name restrictions etc keyboard familiarity and disk management default drive file drive specification and path names if using hard disk subdirectories You should realize that computers distinguish the difference between 0 zero and O oh and 1 one versus 1 lower case letter L Please be careful to enter the correct values The use of lt CR gt in this manual and on the computer screen during program execution refers to using the key marked Tenter or a bent left arrow depending on the keyboard Pressing th nter key depending on the situation restarts a suspended operation of the program Otherwise pressing the nter key selects a default response designated by parentheses in the request see Execution Suggestions This manual designates all user i
78. bel a variable radius plot point subsample by its basal area factor When you select nested subsamples the diameter of each tree determines the subsample into which it lies and the appropriate expansion factor formula for that subsample To set these diameter limits for nested subplots ORGANON prompts you to list the lower diameter limit for each subplot DESCRIBE EXPANSION FACTOR EXAMPLE INPUT gt 1 Did you use nested subsamples gt Y Enter the number of subsamples gt 3 START WITH SMALLEST DIAMETER SUBSAMPLE SUBSAMPLE 1 Fixed radius area ie sq ft F Variable radius ie point V enter F or V gt F Fixed area plot determined by 1 Square Feet 2 Fractional Acres X as in 1 X 3 Radius in feet ENTER 1 2 OR 3 gt 3 Enter value gt 7 78 SUBSAMPLE 2 Fixed radius area ie sq ft F Variable radius ie point V enter F or V gt F Fixed area plot determined by 1 Square Feet 2 Fractional Acres X as in 1 X 3 Radius in feet ENTER T 270R 35 5 2 Enter value gt 15 56 37 DESCRIBE EXPANSION FACTOR EXAMPLE continued as SUBSAMPLE 3 Fixed radius area ie sq ft F Variable radius ie point V enter F or V gt V Enter basal area factor in sq ft BAF gt 20 i 5 Ss CY EXPANSION FACTORS FOR FILE TESTPLOT SUBSAMPLE 1 Fixed PLOT RADIUS FT 7 78 SUBSAMPLE 2 Fixed PLOT RADIUS FT 15
79. ctor File c Create Default Expansion Factor File Height and Height Calibration Crown Ratio and Crown Ratio Calibration Diameter Growth and Diameter Growth Calibration Calibration and Actual Data Plots INP Files ORGANON MODEL EXECUTION ORGANON Program Defaults and Specifications Run Defaults Tripling TRIPLING Menu Display DISPLAY MENUS Height Calibration USE HEIGHT CALIB Height to Crown Base Calibration USE HTCB CALIB Diameter Growth Calibration USE DIAM GRO CALIB Limit on Maximum SDI LIMIT ON MAX SDI Wood Quality Output WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT Juvenile Wood Core JUVENILE WOOD CORE Printer Form Feed PRINTER FORM FEED rg ho ao oe 20 21 23 24 25 25 2T 28 29 30 33 35 35 35 36 36 36 37 39 39 40 41 42 42 46 47 48 49 49 50 50 50 50 51 51 51 51 OQ E SY NAK S PROSP oP a b Tree List Output TREE LIST OUTPUT Volume Equations VOLUME EQUATIONS Board Foot Volume Defaults for OSU Equations Minimum Board Foot Log Top Diameter LOG TOP DIAM Board Foot Trim Allowance TRIM ALLOWANCE Board Foot Stump Height STUMP HEIGHT Board Foot Log Length LOG LENGTH Board Foot Minimum Log Length MIN LOG LENGTH Cubic Foot Volume Defaults for OSU Equations Cubic Foot Top Diameter TOP DIAM 0 0 6 0 Cubic Foot Stump Height STUMP HT Volume Defaults for BLM Equations BLM Minimum DBH BLM MINIMUM DBH BLM Resource Area BLM RESOU
80. culator then uses these values determin site index ORGANON to be run The specific equations and how used to calculate site index depends upon the version SWO ORGANON uses the equations of Hann and Scrivani trees in then averaged NWO ORGANON uses King s Flewelling s unpublished equ these equations require that height of and the average Douglas fir and ponderosa pine to each of the breast height and to taken on a sample of at least six individual The resulting the stand These equation S are tree site in the 4 breast determined first and determine SMC ORGANON uses Bruce s the s to estimate th 1966 O largest diameter heigh then en tand s site index 1981 e stand tion for western the top height undamaged a equation for Dou th glas hemloc e ave tO of 1987 applied tal height measurements site quality dex values are s site index fir and rage t age of the tered into the eq Flewelling s unpublished equation for western of these equations require that height of the 4 and the average determined determine breast first and the s B Starting Organon Modules The ORGANON windows interface also all O largest diameter height age of then entered into the eq tand s site index the top heigh uation equation for
81. d age will be the age displayed in all tables and plots and in calculations of mean annual increment MAI The growth and mortality equations in ORGANON do not utilize stand age as an independent variable Even age Stand Y gt lt CR gt Breast height stand age gt 28 Do you want to enter number of years to reach breast height N ORGANON will calculate gt lt CR gt E Data Completion 1 Expansion Factor ORGANON allows very flexible calculation of expansion factors from a wide variety of sample systems Three methods for defining an expansion factor are available describe expansion factors use default expansion factor file e create default expansion factor file EXPANSION FACTOR INPUT METHOD EXAMPLE EXPANSION DEFAULT SELECTION 1 Describe Expansion 2 Use Default Expansion file ORGANON EXP 3 Create ORGANON EXP lt CR gt Describe Expansion INPUT gt 36 a Describe Expansion Factors With this input method ORGANON prompts you to describe the sample unit A sample unit is composed of one or more sub sample units at a single location and with a common center These subsamples are called nested subsamples ORGANON allows a maximum of five nested subsamples per sample unit You can label fixed area subsample values by the square foot size by the fractional amount of an acre or by the radius of a circular plot You can la
82. d calcul get help about ORGANON utilize a built in site ation program and These features are accessed via the menu bar at the top of the window Clicking Site File gt Close allows you to quit the windows interface Index opens the site index calculator A Site Index Calculator The Site Index Calculator is use to quickly determine appropriate site index values for use in ORGANON After clicking the site index button a new window Site Index Calculation Dominant Height Breast Height Age Site Index Southwest Oregon Douglas fir Ponderosa pine Stand Management Cooperative Douglas fir Western hemlock Done Enen naa Northwest Oregon Westem hemlock the calculator will appear in To use the Calculator simply enter in the dominant total height of trees in the dominant crown class breast height age achieved 4 5 ft following table summarizes the val the age of the trees after they in height Valid values for these depend on the version of the model you are running height and the have inputs and the species for which you are calculating the site index The the Lid ranges for these values Version SWO SMC NWO Dominant Ht 5 300 5 250 5 250 5 250 5 250 5 250 Breast Ht Age 21 500 21 500 21 120 21 120 21 250 21 250 19 The site index cal
83. de diameter measured in inches to the nearest one tenth inch at the tree s breast height approximately 4 1 2 feet above ground on uphill side on all trees greater than breast height 4 Total Tree Height The total tree height is the height of the tree from ground level to the crown s tip measured in feet to the nearest one tenth foot for all trees 5 Crown Ratio The crown ratio is the length in feet of the live crown CL divided by the total tree height HT Crown length is the total tree height minus the height to crown base HTCB In symbolic terms crown ratio is computed by R CL HT or LO HTGB HAT When determining the base of the live crown ignore epicormic and short branches less than 3 feet long For trees of uneven crown length in the SWO NWO and SMC version of ORGANON visually transfer lower branches on the longer side to fill holes in the upper portion of the shorter side to generate a full even crown For the RAP version of ORGANON crown base is defined as the last contiguous live whorl from the top of the tree in which of the branches in the whorl are alive 6 Expansion Factor The expansion factor is the weight i e number of trees per acre that each sample tree represents on each plot point The program automatically converts this to the stand average ORGANON divides by the number of points For a fixed area plot the expansion fac
84. e tension by a dot in file names in the h ther information After variables are calculated name convention separated from a 3 character ext Filenames Forbidden Characters of your Windows version for furt file additional and a new file with the same root name is created Th INP is appen after any existing extension on th This reads the raw data letter suffix or the root file name t on the logged drive th i e B correct directory for designated If the file is not found in error message is displayed on a file name For file name errors gnator file nam along with th the screen e disk drive the file nam the file name that director and you must re enter ORGANON Y an l xtension data file has been first removed the same drive from which the original data file was r aS ile is writt be sure you have typed the ort file See elp file ORGANON e 3 ded to e raw en to ead Ill ORGANON INPUT DATA The ORGANON model is designed to project the future development of existing stands Therefore ORGANON requires certain tree and stand information in order to operate This information should come from a statistical sample of trees from the stand A maximum of 2000 sample trees can be entered for each stand A Stand Data The two data elements that may be entered for each st
85. e calibration value to 2 0 or 0 5 respectively A calibration val 85 signifies that the sample heights were on times or 85 times the height determined by height diameter equat calibration values are used du heights for all species and du species You can specify the growth before each ORGANON run ring height grow use of these val HEIGHT AND HEIGHT CALIBRATION EXAMPLE DOUGLAS FIR ht generation calibration value 1 tree height predicted from lt CR gt to continue 40 E EO Ts ter than 2 0 or for that species is set ions developed for ORGANON ring prediction of missing th for minor xxx please wait determining height calibration value x please wait missing heights are being calculated 18 entered heights Or TE e of 1 4 or the average 1 4 he These es during see RUN DEFAULTS 70 3 Crown Ratio and Crown Ratio Calibration ORGANON makes two passes through the input data file to de termine crown ratio calibration and crown ratios crown ratios for all The first pass trees in through to genera the data the stand having measured crown te missing calculates ratios ORGANON uses this predicted crown ratio along with the measured crown ratio to determine a calibration value by species using weighted simple linear regression through the origin If the value for
86. e of Oregon State University thereof and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes Cover design by Susan C Theirl CONTENTS I INTRODUCTION A What you Need to Know to Use ORGANON B Overview of the ORGANON System C How to Report a Problem ll PROGRAM PARAMETERS A Logged Drive B File Names lil ORGANON INPUT DATA A Stand Data 1 Site Index 2 Stand Age B Tree Data Plot Point Number Species Code Number Diameter at Breast Height Total Tree Height Crown Ratio Expansion Factor Radial Growth User Code PaO S Minimum Required Tree Measurements Strongly Recommended Tree Measurements Optional Tree Measurements mS A Tree Data File Creation 1 Creating a Tree Data File with a Word Processor 2 Creating a Tree Data File in ORGANON IV ORGANON WINDOWS INTERFACE A Site Index Calculator 10 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 17 19 19 B Starting Organon Modules V ORGANON DATA EDITING A B F LS Sod i ero Vi A 1 Create a New Data File Editing an Existing Data File Data Read and Edit Error and Warning Detection Error Correction a Errors to Correct b List All Records c Modify a Record d Adda Record Productivity Variables Site Indexes Even Uneven Age Stands Stand Age Data Completion Expansion Factor a Describe Expansion Factors b Use Default Expansion Fa
87. ed from above below or proportionally across the diameter classes In the following example ORGANON prompts you for a basal area thin The user selects a thin from above with 42 8 square feet of basal area in DOUGLAS FIR to remain after cut BASAL AREA THIN EXAMPLE MANAGE gt BA Basal Area control A from above B from below P proportional Enter BA Control gt A 20 5 sq ft basal area to cut Accept this thin Y gt lt CR gt 104 SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP DESIRED AL gt DF Total Basal Area 63 3 sq ft for DOUGLAS FIR Enter basal area sq ft to remain after cut gt 42 8 3 Stand Density Index Thin DI The current value for Reineke s stand density index is displayed ORGANON then prompt stand density index This target stand density achieved by cuts from above cuts from below or by ts ORGANON attempts to reach the specified target stand density index although in some circumstances only be approached Another thinning attempt target except from below instead proportional cu that target can using the same vice versa us ts you for the desired target index can be of above or ually achieves an exact target s tand density index In the following example a user selects a proportional stand density index thinning to a 75 0 STAND DENSITY INDEX THIN EXAMPLE MANAGE
88. el Southwest Oregon Version Arlene Hester David Larsen and Martin Ritchie Funded by the Forestry Intensified Research FIR Cooperative Stand Identification 20 char max gt TEST PLOT C Data Read and Edit 1 Error and Warning Detection As ORGANON reads an input file the raw data is scanned for errors As errors are detected only the trees with errors are identified and displayed on the screen unless you request the model to list every tree record in you request this option ORGANON prompts you to ready the printer Ignore this prompt if a hard copy is unnecessary The printer MUST be connected later in the program to print reports if they are sent to the printer After all the data are read ORGANON provides an error summary These errors may include 1 Plot Point number of 0 2 Missing variables that are REQUIRED 3 DBH of O0 inches 4 Illegal species code 5 6 Blank records Total tree height of 4 5 feet or under the file RE connect and Along with the fatal errors detected ORGANON also 25 displays if STRONGLY RECOMMENDED and OPTIONAL variables have been entered and if any plots points were entered with no Enees ERROR AND WARNING DETECTION i Display data as well as errors during read N gt lt CR gt SYR DBH 0 0 FOR TREE 2 IS NOT VALID xx x HEIGHT lt 4 5 FOR TREE 15 IS NOT VALID x ILLEGAL SPECIES CODE 199 FOR T
89. es 85 89 have been added to the proposed management scheme the ingrowt ter cl listed separately during trial After accepting ingrowth th trees are included in the lass as shown below in a cut report VM removes all ingrowth CUT PER ACRE STAND TABLE EXAMPLE 88 The TEST PLOT 10 21 2011 12 47 PM Page 1 TRIAL CUT PER ACRE STAND TABLE AT 41 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES RESIDUAL REMOVAL DIAM TREES CF SCRIB TREES SCRIB CLASS ACRE BA VOL VOL ACRE BA VOL VOL kkkxkxkxkxkxkxkk xkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkkxkkxkxkkxkkxkkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkxkkxkkxkkxkxkkxkx k INGROWTH 46 0 6 2y 0 0 0 0 0 Oe 2 32 8 sel Ti 0 212 wal des 0 E 4 0 0 Ors gs 0 0 0 0 4 6 86 9 T15 159 260 179 2 23 7 326 520 6 8 14 8 4 1 TES 213 27 8 16 T337 400 g SLO 1055 55 0 101 2271s 17 9 8 5 173 388 LO ee 2 Ded 5 3 104 210 T31 9 0 LET 360 VQ T4 0 sO 0s Ou 3061 28 4 615 1512 TOTALS 198 6 26 6 439 910 289 3 TD e2 1426 3180 ELECS trees after 23 Overstory Removal OS This routine is used to remove the overstory of two storied stands As a result this routine should only be applied to stands where both stories are even aged Application of an overstory removal with a LIMIT ON MAX BA set to Yes on the RUN DEFAULTS will result in the size density the overs TO E trajectory being reset to the u
90. for one tree al the total number of ll characters up to a carriage return The total number of lines in trees being entered to nts should be right jus nal element is not included he following description no decimal point i e 365 Cimal number i e 27 4 85 an integer A real tified in their enter blanks refers Element Col Comment 1 3 Species Code number INTEGER REQUIRED One of the 3 digit codes from section SPECIES CODE NUMBER e g 202 2 5 9 Diameter Outside Bark at Breast Height in inches REAL 1 decimal place REQUIRED E Gar 27 5 3 11 15 Total Tree Height in feet REAL 1 decimal place STRONGLY RECOMMEND 5 blanks if omitted e g 134 9 4 17 20 Crown Ratio REAL 2 decimal places STRONGLY RECOMMEND 4 blanks if omitted e g 63 5 22 27 Expansion Factor trees per acre the ingrowth tree represents REAL 2 decimal places REQUIRED 9 25 24 6 29 30 User Code INTEGER Any designated identification number for user specified thinning OPTIONAL 2 blanks if omitted e g 2 The following example shows the procedure for adding ingrowth trees to a stand using an existing ingrowth file called INGROWTH DTA INGROWTH EXAMPLE 1 MANAGE gt IN 86 INGROWTH EXAMPLE 1 continued Do you wish to use an existing ingrowth file N Y Enter ingrowth tree data file name
91. g after deletion 19 tree records 1 plot record with no trees ENTER TO PERFORM ERR ERRORS to correct LST LIST all records ADD ADD a record record number EDIT record number lt CR gt to END CORRECT gt 27 a Errors to Correct You must correct all fatal errors before the model can operate When ORGANON reads data errors are detection Entering ERR during an on line editing session lists all remaining record errors to correct ERROR CORRECTION EXAMPLE ORGANON ON LINE EDITOR OPTION 20 RECORDS CURRENTLY IN FILE TESTPLOT CONSISTING OF 19 original tree records 1 original plot with no trees 0 added tree records 0 added plots with no trees 0 records flagged for deletion 0 tree records 0 plot records with no trees 20 records remaining after deletion 19 tree records 1 plot record with no trees tagged for later ENTER TO PERFORM ERR ERRORS to correct LST LIST all records ADD ADD a record record number EDIT record number lt CR gt to END CORRECT gt ERR SS Tree 2 DBH 0 Tree 15 illegal tree height Tree 16 bad species code lt CR gt to continue 28 b List All Records You can at any time get a current listing of all tree records in the stand by using the LST option This listing displays plots with no trees as well as all the records flagged for deletion Records flagged for deleti
92. gs and then the top diameter Volumes mputed using the Columbia Bureau Scribner given are a set of totals by species where tal vol average volume is cal culated by dividing the to the displayed in the Stand Table include the upper diameter not the total number of logs lower diameter Values for each diameter c The foll lume by lass but Residual Log Table RESIDUAL LOG TABLE TOTAL 36 YEARS TEST PLOT 10 21 2005 8 46 AM LOG LENGTH 32 feet MIN LOG LENGTH 8 0 feet TOP DIAM 4 0 inches Top Doug Fir G W Fir P S Pine Other Conifer Diameter Logs Vol Logs Vol Logs Vol Logs Vol Gos 6m 1628 2 0 TOTALS Logs 94 0 0 0 0 Volumes 1628 2 lt 0 P 0 AVG VOLUME L733 0 0 0 Lowing example shows a RESIDUAL LOG TABLE EXAMPLE pan f Sampling Statistics Table SA The Sampling Statistics Table is only available for those INP files in which multiple sampling points plots were measured Furthermore the Sampling Statist tics Table is only available at growth cycle 0 projections have occurred i e before any growth The Sampling St tatistics Table provides the mean s tandard error of the mean SE and the coefficient of variation for cubic foot CV in percent volume per acre and Scribner board foot volume per acre These values are displayed by species group species SAMPLING STATISTICS TABLE EXAMPLE
93. h IN Ingrowth selec addition of small t i e 1 represents the number of trees per acre will no for entering a the s either an tand Ing existing the ingrow Management Selection tion from rees to the tree list Expansion tree list through the keyboard ingrowth th trees An existing in a word processor or by first entering the keyboard in ORGANON and then saving You file to create the contains no formatting characters This is gen etc document or MS Windows NotePad can create this Existing File can use an file Wor Inp growth file can be created by usin trees throu the file y word processor that generates an data file An ASCII file is a fil word wrap the management menu allows the ingrowth tree t be adjusted in any way and must be input rowth can be added to the stand by reading file or by directly formatting the factors g either gh the ASCII e that erally referred to as a flat or non dstar WordPerfect MS Word MS DOS Edit type of file Check your word processor manual for instructions on creating an ASCII fil Use enter all Oss line data one the the file All field If an should equ eleme optio ld In t data e in its fi to a whol e number number implies a de a
94. hange height to 5 2 Record 16 make species code 202 DF Record 21 delete added point 8 record CORRECT gt lt CR gt 4 points determined for TESTPLOT D Productivity Variables 1 Site Indexes SWO ORGANON requests two site indexes Douglas fir and Ponderosa Pine You must enter at least one of the two site indexes If both values are entered both are used If only one value is entered the site index not entered is calculated from the entered site index Douglas Fir total height site index gt 109 4 Ponderosa Pine total height site index gt 102 9 NWO ORGANON requests two site indexes Douglas fir and western hemlock SMC ORGANON requests two site indexes Douglas fir and western hemlock RAP ORGANON requests two site indexes Red Alder and Douglas ETE Guidelines for measuring and a site index calculator can be found in section IV A Site Index Calculator 2 Even Uneven Age Stands You may enter the sample stand as an even or uneven aged stand Even age Stand Y gt lt CR gt 35 3 Stand Age If you enter an even age stand ORGANON prompts you for the stand age as measured by breast height diameter You have the option to enter the number of years to breast height to determine total stand age If this entry is blank ORGANON determines the total stand age Total stan
95. he Menu Display DISPLAY MENUS the model provides these menus may no low mor xperienced users You lays by selecting NO on the a brief prompt i e type of input requested If you are still uncertain about input choices enter HELP or ORGANON will display the full menu Execution time is slightly quicker when full menus are not displayed on the screen The default for this parameter is YES display menus c Height Calibration USE HEIGHT CALIB When a data file is initially entered into ORGANON height calibrations are calculated for each species If you choose equations for use in growth Western actual calibrat YES Hemlock ted for the specific stand the height calibration ratios modify the predictions for h If the calibrations were determined from tree measurement inputs ardwoods and the growth models are The default for this parameter is YES use calibrations initially entered int d When a data file is height the species If you choose height to crown base calibrations are calcula YES for predicting change in height to crown base determined from actual tr calibrations wer inputs the growth model stand calibrations e When a data file is Height to Crown Base Calibration USE HTCB CALIB to ORGANON ted for each of for this parameter to crown base calib
96. ing top height growth of red alder plantations Forest Ecology and Management 258 323 331 134
97. ispla time by entering or When a number of reports xecution of the ORGANON model ON prompts you for a response theses after the prompt This ault response should you press The values of the default ns were selected by ORGANON s ently expected responses ult responses reduces user ds program execution you for a YES or NO response or yes are all acceptable es N13 Tity SNOT or no are ed in all capital letters or all s not case sensitive yed you may request HELP when prompted them at any must be printed ORGANON runs faster screen PRINT may edi elimina if all report outp and a file After command to print t the output file te all but the reg ut is to a file only or to the program execution use the DOS reports in the output file You with a word processor to You should send plots and well as to the screen T stand and contains all de uired reports tables to an output file as he output file describes the faults and parameters associated with the stand s requeste addition ORGANON s run h the output file contains decisions and growth cycl d reports and tables In istory attached to the end of a listing of the management es in a management scenario 60 G Master Menu Options After data ar ntered edited and checked including selecting defaults ORGANON comes under the control of the master
98. m allowance c Board Foot Stump Height STUMP HEIGHT This specifies the stump height in feet to be used during board foot calculations of volumes for tables and plots If you select the OSU volume equations you can choose any stump height under 4 5 feet d Board Foot Log Length LOG LENGTH This parameter specifies the log length desired in feet to be used during board foot calculations of volumes for tables and plots If you select the OSU volume equations you can choose any log length e Board Foot Minimum Log Length MIN LOG LENGTH This parameter specifies the minimum log length acceptable in feet to be used during board foot calculations of volumes for tables and plots If you select the OSU volume equations you can choose any minimum log length 3 Cubic Foot Volume Defaults for OSU Equations a Cubic Foot Top Diameter TOP DIAM 0 0 6 0 This parameter specifies the top inside bark diameter in inches to be used during cubic foot calculations of volumes for tables and plots If you select the OSU volume equations you can choose any value of cubic foot top diameter between 0 and 6 inches b Cubic Foot Stump Height STUMP HT This parameter specifies the stump height in feet for to be used during cubic foot calculations of volumes for tables and plots If you select the OSU volume equations you can choose any stump height below 4 5 feet
99. moval Y gt Y 90 3 Fertilization FE Selecting this routine from the management menu allows the fertilization of the stand under the following conditions 1 a maximum of 400 pounds per acre of nitrogen can be applied at any one time 2 the stand must have at least 80 percent of its basal area in Douglas fir and 3 the stand must be even aged and under 70 years old The routine will not allow fertilization if these conditions are not met The following is an example of the fertilization option FERTILIZATION EXAMPLE Manage gt FE Fertilization has the following restrictions 1 A maximum of 400 lbs nitrogen per acre can be applied 2 The stand must have at least 80 percent of its basal area in Douglas fir 3 The stand must be even aged and under 70 years old Do you wish to fertilize the stand under these restrictions N Y Enter Number of Pounds of Nitrogen per Acre to be Applied gt 200 91 4 Even age Harvest EH When you choose an even age harvest all remaining trees in the stand regardless of species are cut The only selections available from the main menu after a final harvest are CUT REPORTS and RESTART The cuts are included on the YIELD TABLE if requested and the CUMULATIVE CUT LOG TABLE The following is an example of selecting an Even age Harvest option EVEN AGE HARVEST EXAMPLE MANAGE gt EH _ ___ EVEN AGE HARVEST
100. mple As a remove pru protect option in This effects ba and there resulting mortality because of Northwest developmen trees selected for pruning warning thinnings conducted after pruning could ned trees Currently the only method available to pruned trees is to apply the Users Code thinning subsequent thinnings pruning option is a first approximation of pruning sed upon the manipulation of height to crown base fore crown ratio of the sample trees and the effects upon diameter growth height growth and rates of the pruned trees This approach was taken the dearth of pruning data in the Pacific Therefore the predicted effects upon stand t should be viewed as reasonable hypotheses that will be te available sted when the data from new pruning studies become 93 The following example shows the procedure for pruning all Douglas fir trees in the stand with a minimum DBH of 3 5 inches to a target height of 32 0 feet MANAGE gt PR SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP DESIRED AL gt DF Enter Users Code for Pruned Trees lt CR gt No Users Code gt lt CR gt Enter Minimum DBH for Pruned Trees lt CR gt Prune all DBHs gt 3 5 CR Prune to a Specified Crown Ratio CL Prune to a Specified Crown Length crown ratio of 0 25 and to a maximum lift PRUNING EXAMPLE 1 a TARGET HEIGHT OF PRUNING gt CR be
101. n If no new management is desired choose a Void Management VM exit instead of RESTART RESTART MANAGEMENT EXAMPLE MANAGE gt RS MANAGE gt 107 g Exit Management T Void Management VM After a management option or options have been made on a trial basis you may view any of the residual or cut reports If at that time the results of the management are not as desired you can void all management options leave the MANAGEMENT MENU and go back to the MASTER MENU The stand then remains as it was prior to entering the management selection Be sure to check this because CUT REPORTS are available only after a cut and they are otherwise unavailable The RESIDUAL REPORTS selection displays the stand for confirmation If the management performed was not desired but another managemen t at tempt will be made select a RESTART RS rather than a Void Management VM exit MANAGEMENT is again available from the master menu VOID MANAGEMENT EXAMPLE MANAGE gt VM MANAGE gt 2 Perform Management PM By selecting PERFORM MANAGEMENT the management scheme as previously defined by selections becomes a permanent action on the stand and all reports reflect that change on a permanent not trial basis MANAGEMENT will no longer be available from the master menu until after the next growth cycle ORM MANAGEMENT EXAMPLE ORGANON
102. ncrement n n n n n n n n The PLTYLD program can also be used to create a comma delineated ASCII file in which each row contains the following stand attributes total stand age total number of trees per acre total basal area per acre total cubic foot volume per acre and total board foot volume per acre This file can then be imported into a spreadsheet program for additional analysis and graphing capabilities Display destination Screen or Printer ONLY and plot windows must be selected for these plots in the same manner as for display of CUT or RESIDUAL REPORTS described earlier in the main ORGANON program The following example displays screens showing a plot of Trees Per Acre and Total Cubic Foot Mean Periodic Annual I Increment 123 PLTYLD EXAMPLE C gt PLTYLD Organon Growth and Yield Project SWO NWO and SMC Model Version Combined Yield Table Plotter EDITION 5 0 Enter ORGANON output file name lt CR gt to STOP gt B TESTOUT Would you like these reports displayed on SO Screen Only PO Printer Only DISPLAY SO gt lt CR gt Indicate the variable to be plotted Trees Acre Basal Area Cubic Foot Volume Scribner Volume Total Cubic Foot Mean Periodic Annual Increment Total Scribner Mean Periodic Annual Increment Conifer Cubic Foot Mean Periodic Annual Increment Conifer Scribner Mean Periodic An
103. nderstory stand at the time of tory removal un this routine will require the lower DBH that defines the overstory The routine also allows the retention of some overstory trees as green trees This option requires the user and the n to define the lower DBH for defining the green trees umber of green trees per acre that should remain after overstory removal The following is an example where no green trees will be retained after overstory removal Manage gt OR OVERSTORY REMOVAL Should Only Be applied to Two Storied Stands Where Both Stories Are Even aged Enter Lower DBH That Defines the Overstory gt 18 0 Do You Wish to Retain Overstory Green Trees N gt N Accept this overstory removal Y gt Y OVERSTORY REMOVAL WITHOUT GREEN TREE RETENTION EXAMPLE 89 The following is an example where ten green trees per acre will be retained after overstory removal OVERSTORY REMOVAL WITH GREEN TREE RETENTION EXAMPLE DO Manage gt OR OVERSTORY REMOVAL Should Only Be applied to Two Storied Stands Where Both Stories Are Even aged Enter Lower DBH That Defines the Overstory gt 18 0 Do You Wish to Retain Overstory Green Trees N gt Y Enter Lower DBH Limit for Overstory Green Trees gt 24 0 There Are 36 4 Green Trees per Acre with DBH gt 24 0 How Many Green Trees per Acre Should Remain After Overstory Removal gt 10 0 Accept this overstory re
104. nput by printing those responses in bold type B Overview of the ORGANON System The following illustration depicts the ent tire ORGANON system showing each of its major components and each other their relationship to GROWTH CYCLE FLOW CHART Calculate Start of Growth Period C Howto Report a Problem Any problems with running ORGANON should be reported either by E MAIL to DAVID HANN OREGONSTATE EDU or by mail to the address listed on the cover It would be helpful if you could provide the following information 1 The version and edition of ORGANON that is giving the problem 2 A brief description of the problem 3 If available either an E MAIL attachment or a printed copy of the output file including the run history 4 Either an E MAIL attachment s or a computer disk CD with a copy of all appropriate data files such as the initial data input file the INP file the wood quality output file the tree list output file and or the ingrowth file We would also like to hear of suggested changes for future editions of ORGANON ll PROGRAM PARAMETERS A Logged Drive The logged or default drive is find the data file name you typed in If a you must enter a system searches to file does not exis drive designator then searches the correct drive desi B File Names ORGANON accepts file names that follow Windows sh These consist of up to an 8 character nam
105. nse lt CR gt for the ALL SPECIES show how to select reports for display of a and a single species exit species HARDWOODS the REPORT menu CARE codes is Species groups AL All Species AC All Conifers AH All Hardwoods SPECIES S peci S D P I M DIAY I ge B B P DOE fre TANOA BIG L CAL SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP DESIRED A Species groups AL All Species AC All Conifers AH All Hardwoods SPECIES S ELECT K L The following examples species group DOUGLAS FIR Species DOUGLAS FIR PONDEROSA PINE INCENSE CEDAR MADRONE FAF MAPLE BLACK OAK PACIFIC DOGWOOD gt AH eci SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP DESIR fic S PONDE TANOA BIG L CAL ED A L 62 pecies DOUGLAS FIR ROSA PINE INCENSE CEDAR MADRONE EAF MAPLE BLACK OAK PACIFIC DOGWOOD gt DF ELECTION EXAMPLE 1 GW GRAND WHITE FIR SP SUGAR PINE WH WESTERN HEMLOCK GC CHINKAPIN CL CANYON LIVE OAK WO ORE WHITE OAK RA RED ALDER WI WILLOW ON EXAMPLE 2 GW GRAND WHITE FIR SP SUGAR PINE WH WESTERN HEMLOCK GC CHINKAPIN CL CANYON LIVE OAK WO ORE WHITE OAK RA RED ALDER WI WILLOW time you select certain RESIDUAL or CUT REPORTS from ter Menu or Management the Management or species group to be report tain thins the species The species you
106. nual Increment lt CR gt to END WAAKNDUNAPWNHE VARIABLE NUMBER gt 1 Window lt N gt 0 125 gt lt CR gt please wait yield plot values are being read 124 PLTYLD EXAMPLE continued A E TEST PLOT 08 04 2011 8 45 AM TREES PER ACRE YIELD 451 9 X X T R E E 367 1 S P E 310 6 A C 254 1 R E KS 197 6 X TOTAL Ped STAND AGE Liee3 3 44255667 7 689930 0 LT r22 36 YR Ord 0 55 105 OFS t0 258 SOPs Os 0 5 OP 0 5 10 35 1055 0 5 lt CR gt to continue TEST PLOT 08 04 2011 8 50 AM Indicate the variable to be plotted 1 Trees Acre 2 Basal Area 3 Cubic Foot Volume 4 Scribner Volume 5 Total Cubic Foot Mean Periodic Annual Increment 6 Total Scribner Mean Periodic Annual Increment 7 Conifer Cubic Foot Mean Periodic Annual Increment 8 Conifer Scribner Mean Periodic Annual Increment lt CR gt to END VARIABLE NUMBER gt 5 Window lt N gt 0 125 gt lt CR gt please wait yield plot values are being read J 125 PLTYLD EXAMPLE continued Sn TEST PLOT 08 04 2011 8 50 AM TOTAL CUBIC FT VOLUME MEAN ANNUAL INCREMENT PERIODIC ANNUAL INCREMENT 280 1 P P v O 186 7 TU P P OM TE 124 5 A P LM M A P M I 62 2 MM MM P M A I 0 TOTAL Goa a a STAND AGE 112233445566778899001122 36 YR 05 05 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 05 05 05 05 05 0 5 0 5 Indicate the variable to be plotted Trees
107. o OO lMm Number of 5 year cycles to execute lt CR gt 1 0 NO GROWTH gt 3 execution beginning CYCLE 1 COMPUTATION ENDS WITH 5 YEARS TOTAL STAND GROWTH CYCLE 2 COMPUTATION ENDS WITH 10 YEARS TOTAL STAND GROWTH CYCLE 3 COMPUTATION ENDS WITH 15 YEARS TOTAL STAND GROWTH 80 b Growth Cycle Limits A warning message will be displayed grown when more than 50 of the major species in effectiv Douglas fi and Sugar breast hei Douglas Fi is 120 bre are Dougla age is 120 species is years from species in growth can age Yr Pine and ght years ia as S t height m G breast red alder seed the stand For SWO ORGANON Grand White Fir and Grand Fir and the the stand reach a maximum growth the major species are Incense Cedar Ponderosa Pine the maximum growth effective age is 500 For NWO ORGANON the major species are maximum growth effective age For SMC ORGANON the major species years ir and Western Hemlock and the maximum effective height years For RAP ORGANON the major and the maximum effective age is 25 total No growth can occur after all of the major have died or have been cut Finally no occur after the stand has been FINAL HARVESTED ORGANON gt GR NO GROWTH CYCLES POSSIBLE GROWTH CYCLE LIMITS EXAMPLE 1 NO REMAINING MAJOR SPECIES NOTE ORGANON gt GR Number of 5 yea
108. on display x for a species code ERROR CORRECTION EXAMPLE SSS SSeS SS S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SSSS TS ORGANON ON LINE EDITOR OPTION 20 RECORDS CURRENTLY IN FILE TESTPLOT CONSISTING OF 19 original tree records 1 original plot with no trees 0 added tree records 0 added plots with no trees 0 records flagged for deletion 0 tree records 0 plot records with no trees 20 records remaining after deletion 19 tree records 1 plot record with no trees ENTER TO PERFORM ERR ERRORS to correct LST LIST all records ADD ADD a record record number EDIT record number lt CR gt to END CORRECT gt LST CROWN EXP USER TREE POINT SPECIES DBH HEIGHT RATIO FACTOR RADGRO CODE ub ah DF 728 43 3 lt 3 00 00 0 2 1 DF SO 45 9 94 00 00 0 3 1 DF 9 0 40 2 89 00 00 0 4 1 DF Tisi 0 799 00 00 0 5 1 DF 4 9 35 56 98 00 00 0 6 1 DF 3 3 21 59 86 00 00 0 7 1 DF 3 0 19 8 85 00 00 0 8 2 DF 10 4 45 0 88 00 00 0 9 2 DF 9 8 46 6 zo 00 00 0 0 2 DF 1136 58 3 95 00 00 0 1 2 DF 4 1 31 2 89 00 00 0 2 2 DF ge 43 6 92 00 00 0 3 2 DF 4 4 30 4 392 00 00 0 4 2 DF 4 6 35 3 2 3 00 00 0 5 2 DF 22 4 5 87 00 00 0 6 3 ase 6 3 36 7 592 00 00 0 7 3 DF 3 6 20 2 95 00 00 0 8 3 DF 3 9 22 5 98 00 00 0 9 4 DF yaa 30 7 295 00 00 0 20 5 PLOT WITH NO TREE lt CR gt to continue 29 C To modify any variable of a tree first en entirely Modify a Record
109. ooperative Has your data file been previously edited As explained in Section III F Data File Creation of the Manual measurements may be entered into a processing program or the data entr ORGANON If the word processing op existing file is available for editing option built into ORGANON is to be be created before editing 22 N gt N ORGANON the raw file usi INPUT DATA Tree tree data ng either a word y option tion is used th built into used then an If the data entry en a new file must A Create a New Data File In the following example a new raw data file is to be created in ORGANON using the option describe in Section III F 2 ORGANON INPUT DATA Tree Data File Creation Creating a Tree Data File in ORGANON of the Manual The name of the file to be created in ORGANON will be TESTPLOT with no extension Once TESTPLOT has been created then it must be edited as an existing file CREATING A NEW DATA FILE IN ORGANON EXAMPLE Organon Growth and Yield Model Southwest Oregon Version Arlene Hester David Larsen and Martin Ritchie Funded by the Forestry Intensified Research FIR Cooperative Has your data file been previously edited N gt N Do you want to edit an existing data file Y gt N Do you want to create a new data file Y gt Y This is a simple program to set up a t
110. ose any number of th previous management decisions management scheme is performed manner of thinning desired Th REPORTS at any point while the built If too much has been cu begin again If not enough has layer of thinning to increase options are of managemen building scheme ORGANON prompts you decision to avoid possible re e to typing error mistletoe trees marked as user US and 50 of all hardwoods u DB Creating a Management Scheme LAYERED MANAGEMENT performed in a layered t options are available and em with their effects added to As a result a cumulative This allows you to design any e stand may be viewed via management scheme is being t you can choose RESTART to been cut you can choose a new the cut Because of this to verify each thinning ntry of a multilayer thin due The following example shows thinning of all User Code Thin Diameter Thin code nder using 10 using CREATING A MANAGEMENT SCHEME EXAMPLE MANAGE gt US Enter user code to thin Enter percent to cut Accept this thin hee MANAGE gt DB SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP Lower DBH value Upper DBH value in i lower lt i e DBH removal DBH removal lower lower upper upper Enter Enter Enter Enter thin Accept this Y MANAGE gt PM WARNING not gt 1 gt 100 gt
111. ou select lt 7 You can also delete a tion 9 is also useful to tion after wi le plo remov All data checks made ted as each new variable the new value for a tree record is all tree variables are again displayed its you flag in order to restore a tree to the tree list 30 as are any After all the tree variables are option 9 DELETE UNDELETE RECORD but is flagged for del The tree th no trees in the deletion ERROR CORRECTION EXAMPLE m SISO ORGANON ON LINE EDITOR OPTION 20 RECORDS CURRENTLY IN FILE TESTPLOT CONSISTING OF 19 original tree records 1 original plot with no trees 0 added tree records 0 added plots with no trees 0 records flagged for deletion 0 tree records 0 plot records with no trees 20 records remaining after deletion 19 tree records 1 plot record with no trees TO PERFORM ERR ERRORS to correct LST LIST all records ADD ADD a record record number EDIT record number lt CR gt to END CORRECT gt 2 Enter variable of tree 2 1 POINT I 2 SPECIES DE 3 DIAMETER 0 4 HEIGHT 45 9 5 CROWN RATIO 94 6 EXPANSION 00 7 RADIAL GROWTH 00 8 USER CODE 0 9 DELETE UNDELETE LH lt CR gt to END ITEM TO CORRECT gt 3 Enter variable value for item 3 11 1 Enter variable of tree 2 1 POINT 1 2 SPECIES DF 3 DIAMETER TEs 4 HEIGHT 45 9 5 CROWN RATIO 94 6 EXPANSION 00 7
112. our ORGANON starts hese as desired At the start of each program run you may modify set selected either system or user parameters The parameter remains active for only one ORGANON run 48 DEFAULT INPUT SELECTION 1 Use System Defaults 2 Use Default file ORGANON DEF 3 Create ORGANON DEF lt CR gt Use System Defaults INPUT gt 1 A listing of ORGANON parameters and defaults follows 1 Run Defaults a Tripling TRIPLING Triplin g is designed to increase the sample size of the tree data set during a growth cycle Tripling will continue during each reaches eith growth cycle until the number of sample trees r the maximum of 2000 or a number below the maximum for resulting nu which another round of tripling would cause the mber of trees to exceed the maximum Use of tripling cau development ses more realistic projections of stand through the use of stochastic elements added to the predictions ORGANON execution time does increase somewhat due to the added time needed to process each of the additional sample trees The default for this parameter is NO tripling will not occur 49 b To assist you when running ORGANON user friendly menus After several runs longer be necessary and may s can eliminate these menu disp menu display MANAGE gt Even with the menus off displays to indicate t
113. put DF and PP site index cannot be less than 44 5 or greater than 164 5 continuld 130 MESSAGE gt gt WARNING lt lt DOUGLAS FIR SITE INDEX IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE USED TO BUILD ORGANON Hah Jabs WASREN TON Goo sHs He 50 SAMPLE TREES IS THE MINIMUM RECOMMENDED gt gt WARNING lt lt MINIMUM AGE FOR A STAND IS 15 YEARS x WARNING Negative potential height growth set to 0 WARNING POINT xx HAS NO TREES Po eS WARNING 2 Do Ds SD MAXIMUM CROWN WIDTH OF TREE xx IS OUT OF RANGE DBH xxx HEIGHT xxx MAXIMUM CROWN WIDTH xxx Pe ae ee WARNING SEE gor DF GF WF SP SITE INDEX MAY BE INCORRECTLY ESTIMATED GROWTH MODEL MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY gt gt gt gt WARNINGSO gt gt INCENSE CEDAR SITE INDEX MAY BE INCORRECTLY ESTIMATED GROWTH MODEL MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY gt gt WARNING lt lt PONDEROSA PINE SITE INDEX IS OUTSIDE THE USED TO BUILD ORGANON RANGE DP ee PONDEROSA P ESTIMATED WARN NG gt gt gt NE SITE INDEX MAY BE INCORRECTLY GROWTH MODEL MAY NOT WORK CORRECTLY gt gt WARNI STAND IS OUTSIDE LIM BUILD ORGANON NG lt lt TS OF SPECIES MIX USED TO WARNING ALL MAJOR SPECIES HAVE BEEN CUT NO MORE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE xx WARNING Lower DBH value not included Upper DBH value included i e lower lt cut lt upper 131 E E continued MEA
114. r BLM ume equations initialize board 6 in 8 in lowing values ches ches 0 5 feet 32 feet 8 feet 0 inches 0 inches 0 inches each of these parameters is displayed and may be redefined 52 If you select the BLM volume equations the following values are used in calculations and cannot be redefined BOARD FOOT Min log top dia 5 inches if DBH lt 15 Variable 5 0 1837 DBH 15 if DBH gt 15 Trim allowance 0 3 feet Stump height 1 5 feet Log length 16 feet Minimum log length 4 1 feet CUBIC FOOT Conifer top dia 5 inches if DBH lt 15 Variable 5 0 1837 DBH 15 if DBH gt 15 Hardwood top dia 5 inches if DBH lt 15 Variable 5 0 1837 DBH 15 if DBH gt 15 inches Conifer stump ht 1 5 feet 2 Board Foot Volume Defaults for OSU Equations a Minimum Board Foot Log Top Diameter LOG TOP DIAM This parameter specifies the top inside bark diameter in inches to be used during board foot calculations of volumes for tables and plots If you select the OSU volume equations you can choose any minimum top diameter greater than or equal to two inches 53 b Board Foot Trim Allowance TRIM ALLOWANCE This parameter specifies the amount of log end trim in inches to be used during board foot calculations of volumes for tables and plots If you select the OSU volume equations you can choose any tri
115. r computed from a target q value a Input Directly ID The target diameter distribution can be input directly into ORGANON either by using an existing file or by entering the data through the keyboard 1 Existing File Input An existing ingrowth file can be created by using either a word processor or by first entering the trees through the keyboard in ORGANON and then saving the file You can use any word processor that generates an ASCII file to create the data file An ASCII file is a file that contains no formatting characters word wrap formatting etc This is generally referred to as a flat or non document file Wordstar WordPerfect PC Write IBM Personal Editor and MS DOS Line Editor EDLIN or Editor can create this type of file Check your word processor manual for instructions on creating an ASCII file Use one line all characters up to a carriage return to enter the data for one diameter class The total number of lines in the file should equal the total number of diameter classes being entered 96 Both data elements should be right justified in their field In the following description an integer refers to a whole number no decimal point i e 24 A real number implies a decimal number i e 27 4 Element Col Comment 1 1 3 Diameter Class Index INTEGER A diameter class index of represents trees with dbh
116. r cycles to execute 1 gt 110 CYCLE 99 COMPUTATION ENDS WITH 495 YEARS TOTAL STAND GROWTH CYCLE 100 COMPUTATION ENDS WITH 500 YEARS TOTAL STAND GROWTH A MAJORITY OF THE STAND IS OVER 500 YEARS BH AGE FUTURE PREDICTIONS ARE EXTRAPOLATIONS GROWTH CYCLE LIMITS EXAMPLE 2 WARNING lt CR gt to continue The preceding examples do not necessarily reflect messages given for example TEST PLOT 4 Management MT The management routines let you select a management scheme incorpora 1 options adding ingrow th to overstory trees from the stand conducting an even aged harvest 6 the stand stand conducting an uneven aged harvest A display of the Management Menu follows RS Restart Management Selection PM Perform Management and Exit VM Void Management and Exit MANAGEMENT MANAGEM Sel IN Ingrowth 0 FE Fertilize E PR Pruning U T DB Diameter DI Stand Density Re RR Residual Re E MANAGE gt the stand 2 3 5 MENU EXAMPLE ENT MENU ection R Overstory Removal H Even age Harvest H Uneven age Harvest hin BA Basal Area US User Code ports CR Cut start _ xit 82 7 view and execute ting one or more of the following removing fertilizing the stand pruning trees in and 4 the thinning a All management fashion A number you can cho
117. ration ratios modify the equations the If the measurement initially entered int YES s are calibrated for the specific The default for this parameter is use Diameter Growth Calibration USE DIAM GRO CALIB to ORGANON diameter growth calibrations are calculated for each of the species If you choose growth calibra diameter determined from actual YES tion ratios modi growth predictions tree measurement inpu for this parameter Kaz fy If the diameter A the equations for use in the calibrations were models will be calibrated for default for this paramet ter is TYRES 50 ts the specific stand the growth The system use calibrations f Limit on Maximum SDI LIMIT ON MAX SDI ORGANON has a mortality factor that is applied during each growth cycle Additional mortality can be placed on a stand by using a self thinning trajectory approach to a maximum stand density index Hann and Wang 1990 based on numbers of trees and quadratic mean diameter The default for this parameter is YES use limit on maximum SDI g Wood Quality Output WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT If selected with a Yes wood quality information on each cut tree either from a thinning or a final harvest is stored on a file specified by the user When the run is terminated all residual trees are also added to the wood quality file i e it is
118. re enter a data file name check DRIVE requested in PLTYLD the file name entered or enter lt CR gt to STOP did not exist on the specified drive Ifa drive was not specified the file did not exist on the default drive Be sure to enter the drive specification or check the spelling of the file name A carriage return will indicate no more output files to plot FILE xxx EXISTS OVERWRITE Y When an output or wood quality file is requested a check is made to see if the file name entered already exists If it does a check is made to see if it should be overwritten This check is also made during the creation of a batch file x HEIGHT lt 4 5 FOR TREE xxxx IS NOT VALID Heights entered from the input data file must be greater than 4 5 feet ILLEGAL PLOT POINT NUMBER OR BLANK LINE FOR A blank line has been read from the input TREE xxxx data file or the plot point number is an RECORD WILL BE IGNORED illegal 0 x ILLEGAL SPECIES CODE xxx FOR TREE yyyy A species code read from the input file is not one of the legal species codes listed in the SPECIES CODE NUMBER section Maximum number of trees 2000 reached When adding trees during ingrowth manage ment the tree list has reached 2000 and no more ingrowth trees may be added NO GROWTH CYCLES POSSIBLE ALL TREES No more growth cycles can be requested as HARVESTED all trees have been harvested by accumul ated thins or a FINAL HARVEST had been conducted on
119. ree data file for the ORGANON model A carriage return lt CR gt will enter a default value of zero 0 Enter your file name include PATH i e A MYFILE gt TESTPLOT The individual tree data is then entered as shown in Section III F 2 ORGANON INPUT DATA Tree Data File Creation Creating a Tree Data File in ORGANON of the Manual 23 B Editing an Existing Data File Once an existing data file has been created using either a word processing program or the entry option in ORGANON file s name must be entered into ORGANON EDITING AN EXISTING DATA FILE IN ORGANON EXAMPLE Organon Growth and Yield Model Southwest Oregon Version Arlene Hester David Larsen and Martin Ritchie Funded by the Forestry Intensified Research FIR Cooperative Has your data file been previously edited N gt N Do you want to edit an existing data file Y gt Y Organon Growth and Yield Model Southwest Oregon Version Arlene Hester David Larsen and Martin Ritchie Funded by the Forestry Intensified Research FIR Cooperative Tree data file name lt CRTL Q gt to Quit gt TESTPLOT 24 the Finally a label of up to 20 characters in entered to identify the stand This label will tables graphs and printer output files EDITING AN EXISTING DATA FILE IN ORGANON EXAMPLE length must be be used on the Organon Growth and Yield Mod
120. rly close all files associated with that run ORGANON QUIT EXAMPLE ORGANON gt QU please wait yield table transfer is proceeding please wait cumulative cut log table transfer is proceeding ALL OUTPUT HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO FILE TESTOUT Stop Program terminated C gt 114 Vil After QUIT QU program defaults tables and file outpu cumulative cut log table fol or RESTART closed and consists of all stand parameters t along with the yiel RS EXAMPLE OF FINAL OUTPUT FILE calibr the output file is ations plots previously requested for d Ows report in the same as the CUT represents th listed with s option will fertilization request plots an output file as well way the stand description output will An output lis is grown one cycle 20 square feet basal area 20 for all user codes of 0 cycles then clear cut and all table the yield file will be a run the Run History available durin REPORT and RESIDUAL REPORT MENUs e final run history tand age and number of cycles be itemized as to type and include age and quan and tables during program execution to save in as to displ defaul associated with the reports reques Each lay on ts ted All species are proportional species tity if requeste table history whi This rep growth requ each ma
121. s between the smallest and are determined by linear interpolation The formula for this interpolation is largest diameters Pi Di Dz Dy gt D7 4 Where Py Pr Py P Percent removal for an interim diameter D The interim diameter Di The smallest diameter Dy The largest diameter Py Percent removal for the largest diameter P Percent removal for the smallest diameter 102 In the following example a thin of 50 from 2 5 trees linearly decreasing to 10 from 28 trees is performed on the DOUGLAS FIR in the stand DIAMETER CLASS THIN EXAMPLE MANAGE gt DB SPECIES OR SPECIES GROUP DESIRED AL gt DF WARNING Lower DBH value not included Upper DBH value included i e lower lt CUT lt upper Enter lower DBH gt 2 5 Enter lower removal gt 50 Enter upper DBH gt 28 Enter upper removal gt 10 Accept this thin Y gt lt CR gt 103 2 Basal Area Thin BA You can choose a basal area thin amount of basal area from the stand you for the species or species group to thin will be applied The total amount species group you selected will then be displayed on to remove a certain ORGANON first prompts which the basal area of basal area in the the screen ORGANON prompts you for the basal area amount to remain after cutting The basal area cut can be perform
122. t growth rate For both values are expressed in percent and can range from 0 0 to 20 0 A value of 0 0 represents the growth rate of woods run seed which is the default value The following example shows how genetic worth values are entered in this case entering would be unnecessary in a the woods run values of 0 0 real ORGANON run DO YOU WISH TO ENTER GENETIC WORTH VALUES FOR DOUGLAS FIR N DIAMETER GROWTH RATE GENETIC WORTH gt Y HEIGHT GROWTH RATE GENETIC WORTH which 58 C Impact of Swiss Needle Cast on Douglas fir The impact of Swiss needle cast on the growth of Douglas fir can be applied to evenaged stands with at least one Douglas fir tree The impact of of Swiss needle cast is expressed through it affect upon the foliage retention of the trees A foliage retention value can be entered only in the NWO and SMC versions of ORGANON Foliage retention values ar xpressed in decimal years and can range from 0 85 to 7 00 A value of 7 00 represents the maximum number of years that Douglas fir can retain needles and it is the default value The impact of Swiss needle cast on Douglas fir is basically negligible for values over 3 00 The foliage retention value entered is used throughout the ORGANON run by modifying both the diameter growth rate and the height growth rate predictions The following example shows how a foliage retention value is entered in this case entering
123. table are determined by the diameters at the start of each growth cycle Likewise basal area and volumes in mortality are based upon tree characteristics at the start of each cycle The underlying assumption in ORGANON is that mortality trees have no growth just prior to death The following example shows a mortality table after one growth cycle MORTALITY TABLE EXAMPLE TEST PLOT 10 21 2005 8 46 AM Page 1 MORTALITY TABLE AT 41 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 5 YEAR MORTALITY RATE DIAM TREES CF SCRIB CLASS ACRE BA VOL VOL kkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkxkkkxkxkxkxk kxkxkxkkkkkx k 0o 2 3 36 0 00 0 00 0 00 2 4 5 13 0 32 3 01 0 00 4 6 1 07 0 12 1 65 0 00 6 8 0 32 0 09 1 46 4 24 8 10 0 08 0 04 0 58 1 31 10 12 0 06 0 04 0 70 1 36 TOTALS 10 02 0 61 7 40 6 91 T3 h Run History RH The Run History report is available at any time on screen and is included on the output file after QUIT or RESTART Run History is also available within the Management Menu This report contains the current status and history of the ORGANON run This previous stand activities If management is in progress trial cuts are displayed See TRIAL VS ACCEPTED MANAGEMENT The following example shows a Run History report while management management includes present stand age current cycle and is in progress after previous stand growth and RUN HISTORY EXAMPLE RUN HISTORY
124. ted range When entering a data set through the setup module if a species is not entered or is entered as a zero the user is asked Is a point with no trees If no then a code must be entered In the correction module a point with no trees must have at least a point number before exit from the correction module is allowed continuld MESSAGE MEANING ERROR REENTER SPECIES gt In the correction module if a species is not entered the user is asked Is this a point with no trees If no then a species code must be entered ERROR REENTER 0 lt YR lt 125 and divisible In the window option of PLTYLD the user by 5 a gt specified minimum and maximum years must fall between 0 and 125 and they must be divisible by 5 eo S G y e AS S FILE ORGANON DEF DOES NOT EXIST During default selection a request was made to use the preset user defaults in file ORGANON DEF on the default drive This file does not exist at this time and selection lt 3 gt should be used to create this file FILE xxx DOES NOT EXIST Drive OK When a file name for an existing file is requested in ORGANON the file name entered did not exist on the specified drive If a drive was not specified the file did not exist on the default drive Be sure to enter the drive specification or check the spelling of the file name Data files must have no extensions FILE xxx DOES NOT EXIST When a ORGANON output file name is re Either
125. the maximum foliage retention value of 7 00 which would be unnecessary in a real ORGANON run HAS YOUR DOUGLAS FIR BEEN INFECTED WITH SWISS NEEDLE CAST N gt Y FOLIAGE RETENTION VALUE 7 00 D Wood Quality Output File Name If the WOOD QUALITY OUTPUT default 7 has been set to Yes ORGANON will next ask for the name to be used for the wood quality output file The following example shows the procedure for creating a wood quality output file called WOODQUAL OUT Enter Wood Quality Output File Name gt WOODQUAL OUT 59 E Tree List Output File Name If the TREE LIST OUTPUT default ORGANON will next ask for the list output file The followi for creating a tree list output 7 has been set to Yes name to be used for the tree ng example shows the procedure file called TREELIST OUT Enter Tree List Output File Name gt TREELIST OUT F Execution Suggestions The following tips will make e faster and simpler ile In most cases when ORGAN response appears in paren response is ORGANON s def Carriage return lt CR gt responses carriage retur authors as the most frequ Running ORGANON with defa keyboard entries and spee Whenever ORGANON prompts entering Y yi YEST values for yes The valu acceptable values for no Any response may be enter small letters ORGANON i When menus are not d
126. tor is the reciprocal of the area of the plot in acres For variable plots the expansion factor is the basal area factor in square feet divided by the tree s basal area 13 7 Radial Growth The 5 year radial growth inside bark at breast height is measured in decimal inches determined from increment cores If measured during a growing season be sure to ignore the current year s growth 8 User Code A user code is a 1 or 2 digit number assigned to a tree The user code allows you to designate the tree in some predetermined manner for thinning For example you might code all mistletoe infected trees with one code and assign another code to all non crop trees Managers can select these specially coded trees for removal or other action C Minimum Required Tree Measurements A stand is described by entering the characteristics of sample trees contained in that stand You must enter certain measurements of each sample tree while other measurements are not absolutely required The minimum required measurements for each tree are plot point number species code number diameter outside bark at breast height expansion factor If expansion factors are missing from the input file ORGANON computes the expansion factors based on user supplied information concerning the sampling design that measured the stand The remaining optional variables provide more accurate diameter
127. trees enter the plot point number only with the remainder of the fields blank This entry is used in determining the number of sample plots points The number of sample plots points is then used to determine the per acre averag xpansion factor A plot point number of 0 is not valid and will be rejected by ORGANON 11 2 Species Code Number A species code number is a 3 digit Forest Servic cod number to identify each tree species SWO ORGANON accepts only the following tree species and corresponding species codes Species Tree Species Tree White Fir Incense cedar Ponderosa Pine Tanoak Red Cedar California Black Oak 312 Bigleaf Maple NWO ORGANON and SMC ORGANON accepts only the following tree species and corresponding species codes Species Tree Species Tree Code Species Code Species 4 202 Douglas Fir Pacific Madrone i 242 Red Cedar 815 Oregon White Oak 312 Bigleaf Maple RAP ORGANON accepts only the following tree species and corresponding species codes Tree Species Tree Species Code Species Code Pacific Dogwood For any tree species no from the list above that unlisted tr species listed assign a code to the tree closely resembles the growth of your ct ct 12 3 Diameter at Breast Height The diameter at breast height is the outsi
128. wing example is a PAB plot which is a histogram of the per acre basal area change by diameter class for the last set of growth cycles requested PAB PLOT EXAMPLE TEST PLOT 10 21 2011 2 10 PM NET 5 YR CHANGE IN BASAL AREA TOTAL 41 YEARS FOR ALL SPECIES 28 N EB TA 14 C P HE AR N 0 GA EC R IE ELA N 28r DIAMETER I 1 2 3 IN INCHES N 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 6 8 0 2 4 719 3 Growth GR a Growth Cycles GROWTH CYCLES are conducted in five year cycles for the SWO NWO and SMC versions of ORGANON The RAP version of ORGANON uses an annual growth period In a growth cycle tree height growth diameter growth mortality and crown change all take place If requested tripling and yield table output can also be done You can choose any number of growth cycles as long as the total number does not exceed the growth cycle limits as explained in the next section REPORTS and MANAGEMENT are only available after completion of the number of growth cycles requested Because they are automatic and not user selected yield tables are the only tables available at each growth cycle regardless of the number of growth cycles that you request After all growth cycles selected are complete ORGANON displays all main menu options The following is an example where the stand is grown for three cycles GROWTH CYCLE EXAMPLE ORGANON gt GR fe

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