Variation in height growth and growth

Abstract

Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britt.) is an important hardwood species in the Lake States, northeastern United States, and eastern Canada. Since it produces valuable timber, the species is a logical candidate for genetic improvement. An understanding of the variation pattern in a species is, however, basic to any improvement program. In 1963 the Institute of Forest Genetics, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, initiated a study of natural variation in yellow birch. This paper describes variation in height growth and growth cessation in 2-year-old seedlings grown from the material collected for this study.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the Eighth Lake States Forest Tree Improvement conference, Sept. 12-13, 1967.

Citation

Clausen, Knud E. 1968. Variation in height growth and growth. In: Proceedings of the Eighth Lake States Forest Tree Improvement Conference; Res. Pap. NC-23. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 1-4