Twenty-year-old results from a bottomland oak species comparison trial in western Kentucky

Randall J. Rousseau

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Twenty-year-old results from a bottomland oak species comparison trial in western Kentucky

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Randall J. Rousseau

Year:

2008

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 223-232.

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Abstract

A 20-year-old trial of five bottomland oak species (cherrybark, Nuttall, pin, water, and willow oaks) located in western Kentucky showed little difference in survival and growth but considerable difference in form characteristics. Mortality was highest between ages 1 and 3 years during plantation establishment until tree-to-tree competition began increasing between the ages of 10 and 20 years. Willow oak had the highest survival, water oak the overall best growth and cherrybark oak the best form.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 16th central hardwood forest conference

Citation

Rousseau, Randall J. 2008. Twenty-year-old results from a bottomland oak species comparison trial in western Kentucky. In: Jacobs, Douglass F.; Michler, Charles H., eds. 2008. Proceedings, 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; 2008 April 8-9; West Lafayette, IN. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 223-232.