Use ammate in notches for deadening trees only during the growing season

W. E. McQuilkin

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Use ammate in notches for deadening trees only during the growing season

Informally Refereed

Authors:

W. E. McQuilkin

Year:

1955

Type:

Forest Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Research Note NE-52. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2p.

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Abstract

One of the commonly recommended methods for deadening weed and cull trees for timber-stand improvement is by use of ammate crystals in ax notches or cups spaced about 6 inches apart around the base of the tree.

Citation

McQuilkin, W. E. 1955. Use ammate in notches for deadening trees only during the growing season. Forest Research Note NE-52. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2p.