Coppice Regeneration in Water Tupelo--Does It Work?

Harvey E. Kennedy

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Coppice Regeneration in Water Tupelo--Does It Work?

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Harvey E. Kennedy

Year:

1977

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Stoneville, MS: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 9 p.

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Abstract

In the lower Atchafalaya Basin, water tupelo trees were cut in May and November at three stump heights to study coppice regeneration. Sprouting was extremely good after one growing season, and live sprouts grew well through the third and fourth growing seasons. However, some stumps began to deteriorate and sprouts die after the second growing season. After 6 years, only 9 percent of the stumps cut in May and 18 percent of those cut in November had live sprouts.

Keywords

flooding, Nyssa aquatica, sprouting, swamp, wetlands

Citation

Kennedy, Harvey E. 1977. Coppice Regeneration in Water Tupelo--Does It Work? Stoneville, MS: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 9 p.