Is the initial planting spacing affects trees differently considering the dominance class (sub-dominant, co-dominant and dominant) in consideration to growth and wood quality in plantation forests? It appears that co-dominant trees may be the most affected and related to the initial spacing, while other two dominance classes may be less related to it. Wondering why that happens, is it due to different levels of competition in various heights of the tree? Is there any literature concerning these questions?
I really appreciate the Klemen's answer. It depends highly on the tree species and the wood quality is not a matter of the speed of growth in all species.
The genetic homogenity of the plants is also very important. It's not the same to plant a clone or a controlled pollinated family than planting a mix of non-selected open pollinated families. The more homogeneus the material is the larger space you must use to avoid the effect of competition.
On the other hand, if the genetic material is quite heteregeneus we obtain differents behaviours: dominant, co-dominant and dominant and we should plant shorter spacement to obtain some results.
You need to ask more specific questions. This is way too vague. Species? Market? Location? Elevation? Aspect? What are you asking?
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