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Cottonwood Recovers From Deer Browsing

Heavily browsed 1-year-old cottonwoods in a plantation near Greenville, Miss., grew rapidly in their second year, during which weeds were controlled and deer were excluded. Eastern cottonwoods (Populus deltoides Bartr.) planted on good sites along the Mississippi River must be protected from deer browsing during their first year or heavy mortality and short bushy plants will result. But where protection has broken down, what are the growth prospects of the stunted cottonwoods? Without protection from deer and without weed control, we do not know. Observations in one plantation, however, indicate that the plants can recover quickly under second-year cultivation where deer are excluded. A 100-acre tract on Archer Island


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Author(s): Roger M. Krinard

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 24, Number 2 (1973)

Volume: 24

Number: 2