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Effect Of Rootstock Vigor On Leader Elongation, Branch Growth, And Plagiotropism In 4- And 8-Year-Old Douglas-Fir Grants

Douglas-fir field grafts on 4-year-old rootstocks exhibited vigorous leader and branch growth and upright tree form. Grafts on container rootstocks planted in the field grew significantly shorter leaders and branches and often developed a branchlike growth habit.


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Author(s): Donald L. Copes

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 31, Number 1 (1980)

Section: General

Volume: 31

Number: 1