Thinning and fertilizing red pine to increase growth and cone production.

John H. Cooley

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Thinning and fertilizing red pine to increase growth and cone production.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

John H. Cooley

Year:

1970

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-42. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Cone production and growth were increased more by heavy thinning than by fertilizing in 53- and 55-year-old natural red pine stands growing on medium sites, and in a 20-year-old plantation on a good site.

Keywords

Pinus resinosa, red pine, thinning, fertilizing, cone production

Citation

Cooley, John H. 1970. Thinning and fertilizing red pine to increase growth and cone production. Research Paper NC-42. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station