Some effects of competition on the survival of yellow-poplar seedlings

J. J. Phillips

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Some effects of competition on the survival of yellow-poplar seedlings

Informally Refereed

Authors:

J. J. Phillips

Year:

1962

Type:

Forest Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Research Note NE-134. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 1-4

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Abstract

In the upper Coastal Plain and northward in New Jersey, yellow-poplar is an important component of the hardwood forests because of its rapid growth, straight and clear bole, and desirable wood characteristics. But attempts to reproduce this species naturally after harvest cuttings have often been unsuccessful. Though poor seed crops and unfavorable seedbed conditions may at times restrict germination, observations indicate that mortality of seedlings after germination is of greater significance.

Citation

Phillips, J. J. 1962. Some effects of competition on the survival of yellow-poplar seedlings. Forest Research Note NE-134. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 1-4