Growth and Hydrologic Influence of European Larch and Red Pine 10 Years After Planting

Alfred Ray Harris; Richard S. Sartz

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Growth and Hydrologic Influence of European Larch and Red Pine 10 Years After Planting

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Alfred Ray Harris, Richard S. Sartz

Year:

1972

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-144. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Ten years after planting, European larch and red pine diameters averaged 11.2 and 9.6 cm, and heights averaged 9.7 and 5.1 m. Litter on the larch plots was twice as heavy as on the pine and unplanted conrtol plots. Organic carbon content of the top 5 cm of soil appeared to reflect vegetation differences, but soil bulk density did not. The amount of water depleted by the two species was about the same, and it was about twice the amount depleted by a grass and weed cover.

Keywords

land use, soil properties, soil water, forestation, watershed management

Citation

Harris, Alfred Ray; Sartz, Richard S. 1972. Growth and Hydrologic Influence of European Larch and Red Pine 10 Years After Planting. Research Note NC-144. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station