Table 4. Prediction of stand growth change after applying the current thinning standard in Chamaecyparis obtusa plantations with 3,000 trees per ha.

Thinning prescriptions	Thinning methods			DBH(cm)	Height(m)	Stand density(trees・ha−1)	Volume(m3・ha−1)	Thinning intensity(%)
	Order	Age	Before/After
A	1st	25	Before	15.1	14.0	2,431	273.8	26.0
			After	16.8	14.0	1,800	256.7
	2nd	35	Before	18.6	17.2	1,686	357.8	40.7
			After	22.6	17.2	1,000	314.4
	3rd	45	Before	24.3	19.8	966	401.7	27.5
			After	27.2	19.8	700	366.2
	4th	60	Before	29.0	22.9	678	467.4	48.5
			After	36.4	22.9	350	379.1
B	1st	23	Before	13.6	11.3	2,602	191.5	22.7
			After	14.8	11.3	2,011	178.9
	2nd	30	Before	16.1	13.5	1,932	241.1	37.7
			After	18.9	13.5	1,205	208.8
	3rd	50	Before	22.1	18.1	1,128	357.1	28.9
			After	25.0	18.1	802	323.6
C	1st	20	Before	12.1	9.1	2,730	129.7	8.4
			After	12.3	9.1	2,500	126.1
	2nd	30	Before	14.1	11.8	2,370	200.0	36.7
			After	16.5	11.8	1,500	172.8