Growth of black walnut trees in eight midwestern states -- a provenance test.

Calvin F. Bey

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Growth of black walnut trees in eight midwestern states -- a provenance test.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Calvin F. Bey

Year:

1973

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-91. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

At age six, survival of black walnut trees was not related to latitude of source at six out of eight locations. Trees from as far as 200 miles south of the planting generally grew as large or larger than trees from local or northern sources.

Keywords

Juglans nigra, black walnut, variation, selection, phenology, genetics

Citation

Bey, Calvin F. 1973. Growth of black walnut trees in eight midwestern states -- a provenance test. Research Paper NC-91. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station