The 3Ps of oak regeneration: planning, patience and persistence

Daniel C. C. Dey; John M. Kabrick; Dale R. Weigel

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The 3Ps of oak regeneration: planning, patience and persistence

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Daniel C. C. Dey, John M. Kabrick, Dale R. Weigel

Year:

2012

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Butnor, John R., ed. Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference; 2011 February 14-17; Charleston, SC. Gen. Tech. Rep. e-GTR-SRS-156. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 379-380.

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Abstract

Oak regeneration research in the United States has been ongoing in earnest since the late 1950s. Most research has focused on specific silvicultural practices, regeneration processes, site characteristics, and local limiting factors such as deer browsing or interfering species. Research has evaluated the effects of thinning on regeneration development, methods for oak planting, post-harvest treatments to control competing vegetation, and many other aspects of oak silviculture. All of these have provided solutions to individual problems in oak regeneration for local to regional areas.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 16th biennial southern silvicultural research conference

Keywords

Quercus, oak regeneration, silviculture

Citation

Weigel, Dale R.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kabrick, John. 2012. The 3Ps of oak regeneration: planning, patience and persistence. In: Butnor, John R., ed. Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference; 2011 February 14-17; Charleston, SC. Gen. Tech. Rep. e-GTR-SRS-156. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station: 379-380.