Beech root sprouts can be damaged by sodium arsenite treatment of parent tree

Frederick H. Berry

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Beech root sprouts can be damaged by sodium arsenite treatment of parent tree

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Authors:

Frederick H. Berry

Year:

1956

Type:

Forest Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Research Note NE-57. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2p.

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Abstract

American beech (Fagus grandifolia) can produce an abundance of root sprouts. In some cut-over woodlands, the sprouts occupy space that could be utilized by more desirable tree species. Therefore it seemed desirable to explore methods of destroying beech root sprouts.

Citation

null 1956. Beech root sprouts can be damaged by sodium arsenite treatment of parent tree. Forest Research Note NE-57. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 2p.