Cottonwood Seeds - In on Bulldozed Strips

R. L. Johnson

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Cottonwood Seeds - In on Bulldozed Strips

Informally Refereed

Authors:

R. L. Johnson

Year:

1961

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Southern Forestry Notes SO-SFN-135. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

In a stand of cutover hardwood near Vicksburg, Mississippi, cottonwood has been regenerated naturally by clearing or deadening the overstory and then cutting shallow strips or trenches into the ground with a bulldozer. The method was successful because it exposed mineral soil, controlled competing plants, and increased soil moisture.

Citation

Johnson, R. L. 1961. Cottonwood Seeds - In on Bulldozed Strips. Southern Forestry Notes SO-SFN-135. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.