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Cold Damage to Loblolly Pine Seedlings

Cold temperatures during December 1983 and January 1984 caused extreme damage to loblolly pine crops in seedling nurseries. Damage levels were higher in southern provenance seed sources as had been observed over twenty years ago in Tennessee (Mignery 1963) . This paper will document our observations of the damage and effects on resulting seedling quality.


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Author(s): William C. Carlson

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1984

Event: Southern Nursery Conference Proceedings - Eastern Session
1984 - Asheville, NC

Section: Western