The Sprouting Potential of Dormant Buds on the Bole of Pole-Size Sugar Maple

Richard M. Godman; Gilbert A. Mattson

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The Sprouting Potential of Dormant Buds on the Bole of Pole-Size Sugar Maple

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard M. Godman, Gilbert A. Mattson

Year:

1970

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-88. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

A study of epicormic sprouting in pole-size sugar maples showed that all visible dormant buds on the bole were capable of producing epicormic shoots. The buds were induced to break dormancy by applying four methods of crown removal known to stimulate sprouting. The amount of crown removed determined the year that the buds broke dormancy; this may be accounted for by the location of growth regulators at the time of treatment. Few buds broke dormancy on untreated trees, indicating that the crown exerts a major influence on the formation of epicormic shoots.

Keywords

buds, dormant, sugar maple

Citation

Godman, Richard M.; Mattson, Gilbert A. 1970. The Sprouting Potential of Dormant Buds on the Bole of Pole-Size Sugar Maple. Research Note NC-88. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station