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Effects Of Various Methods Of Root Pruning On The Establishment Of Transplanted Red Oak Seedlings

Northern red oak seedling survival decreases with the severity of root pruning treatments, but seedling height growth differs very little among treatments after 4 years in the field. Successful field establishment of dormant northern red oak seedlings is partly dependent on the number of roots left intact after lifting from the nursery bed.


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Author(s): Peter R. Beckjord, Franklin C. Cech

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 31, Number 4 (1980)

Section: General

Volume: 31

Number: 4