Yellow-Poplar Rooting Habits

John K. Francis

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Yellow-Poplar Rooting Habits

Informally Refereed

Authors:

John K. Francis

Year:

1979

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SO-246. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

Although the configuration of pole-sized yellow-poplar root systems in Tennessee is quite variable, a branched taproot with several widely spreading laterals is typical. Rooting depth is particularly limited by clayey texture, wetness, and firmness of subsoils.

Keywords

Liriodendron tulipifera L, taproot, water table

Citation

Francis, John K. 1979. Yellow-Poplar Rooting Habits. Res. Note SO-246. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.