Nebraska’s Forest Resources, 2006
Meneguzzo, D.M.
According to the 2006 inventory, eastern redcedar has the most regeneration of all tree species in the state (Fig. 5). There are nearly 56 eastern redcedar saplings per acreof forest land while the second closest species, ponderosa pine, has a sapling density less than half ofthat. In terms of biomass, eastern redcedar is in the top five of all species in the state, with almost 2.5 drytons per acre of forest land (Fig. 6). Due to the lack of cottonwood regeneration, eastern redcedar and some otherspecies are replacing the cottonwood forest type. While cottonwood is first in terms of biomass, the data show that there is only about one sapling per acre of forest land. This will make it virtually impossible for cottonwood to compete with eastern redcedar unless conditions change to favor cottonwood regeneration.
http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/rn/rn_nrs11.pdf
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