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Current Forest Tree Improvement Research in the Central States

Natural hardwood stands are the dominant forest cover in the region, however, and many hardwoods are planted each year. Our forest tree improvement research program, then, must include studies in the improvement of existing natural stands as well as the selection of high-quality trees-- conifers and hardwoods--for reforestation projects.


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Author(s): Gustaf A. Limstrom

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Lake States Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1955