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Fall-Lifted Douglas-Fir Outperforming Spring-Lifted Stock 13 Years After Planting

A 1972 study showed that Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) seedlings lifted in mid-November outgrew those lifted in early March. When the plots were remeasured in 1985, after 13 growing seasons on a south-facing granitic slope in central Idaho, the fall-lifted trees continue to grow faster than the spring-lifted seedlings.


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Author(s): John P. Sloan

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 40, Number 3 (1989)

Volume: 40

Number: 3