Associations of calcium and aluminum with the growth and health of sugar maple trees in Vermont

Paul Schaberg; James W. Tilley; Gary J. Hawley; Donald H. DeHayes; Scott Bailey

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Associations of calcium and aluminum with the growth and health of sugar maple trees in Vermont

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Authors:

Paul Schaberg, James W. Tilley, Gary J. Hawley, Donald H. DeHayes, Scott Bailey

Year:

2006

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management. 223: 159-169.

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Abstract

We compared tree growth and crown condition with soil and foliar elemental composition in 14 sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) stands in VT, USA, to evaluate if deficiencies or imbalances in cation nutrition were associated with growth and health reductions in native stands. The Till Source Model (TSM) was used to select study sites potentially high or low in calcium (Ca) by predicting the relative Ca concentration of soil parent material derived from glacial till. The TSM successfully identified high or low levels of soil Ca (P = 0.031) and foliar Ca (P = 0.011) among stands.

Keywords

calcium, aluminum, sugar maple, Acer saccharum, growth, decline

Citation

Schaberg, Paul G.; Tilley, James W.; Hawley, Gary J.; DeHayes, Donald H.; Bailey, Scott W. 2006. Associations of calcium and aluminum with the growth and health of sugar maple trees in Vermont. Forest Ecology and Management. 223: 159-169.