Planted Hardwood Development on Clay Soil Without Weed Control Through 16 Years

Roger M. Krinard; Harvey E. Kennedy

doi:10.2737/SO-RN-343

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Planted Hardwood Development on Clay Soil Without Weed Control Through 16 Years

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Authors:

Roger M. Krinard, Harvey E. Kennedy

Year:

1987

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SO-RN-343

Source:

Res. Note SO-343. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

Average survival at age 16 was determined for five hardwood species that received no weed control after planting at 10- by 10-foot spacing on cleared Sharkey clay soil. The average survival rates, in percent, were: sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.), 35; cottonwood (fopulus delfoides Bartr. ex Marsh.), 45; Nuttall oak (Quercus nuttalli Palmer) and sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.), 81; and green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.), 96. Corresponding average heights, in feet, were: 25, 41, 20, 29, and 27.

Keywords

Cottonwood (Populus deltoides), sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), green ash (Fraxinuspennsylvanica), sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), Nuttall oak (Quercus nuttallii), sweet pecan (Carya illinoensis)

Citation

Krinard, Roger M.; Kennedy, Harvey E., Jr. 1987. Planted Hardwood Development on Clay Soil Without Weed Control Through 16 Years. Res. Note SO-343. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.