Development of yellow birch nursery stock not affected by transplanting

William B. Leak

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Development of yellow birch nursery stock not affected by transplanting

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William B. Leak

Year:

1959

Type:

Forest Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Research Note NE-91. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

In nursery seedbeds, severe root competition soon develops among seedlings of yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis). This is due to the characteristic root system of the species - wide-spreading lateral growth with little downward penetration (fig. 1).

Citation

Leak, William B. 1959. Development of yellow birch nursery stock not affected by transplanting. Forest Research Note NE-91. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.