Response of Eucalyptus species to frost damage at the Redwood Experimental Forest

Danny G. Heavilin

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Response of Eucalyptus species to frost damage at the Redwood Experimental Forest

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Danny G. Heavilin

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Res. Note PSW-RN-331. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 5 p

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Abstract

In 1961 a feasibility study was done to determine if certain Eucalyptus species could be grown along the California North Coast for timber or ornamental purposes. Of the 207 trees, representing 31 species, planted on the Redwood Experimental Forest, only 12 trees in 5 species were recorded in the 1976 survival examination. The single most damaging factor was frost. More than 40 percent mortality was attributed to the 1972 freeze.

Keywords

Eucalyptus species, exotic species, species trials, Redwood Experimental Forest, northern California, frost damage, mortality rate

Citation

Heavilin, Danny G. 1978. Response of Eucalyptus species to frost damage at the Redwood Experimental Forest. Res. Note PSW-RN-331. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 5 p