Growth characteristics of bearberry in the Black Hills

Kieth E. Severson; E. Chester Garrett

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Growth characteristics of bearberry in the Black Hills

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Kieth E. Severson, E. Chester Garrett

Year:

1974

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Res. Note RM-RN-254. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

Growth of bearberry varied widely between plants and between sites. Most annual growth (66 percent] occurred during June when moisture and temperature conditions were apparently optimum. Annual growth can readily be recognized by the presence of nodes and by color changes.

Keywords

wildlife habitat management, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Citation

Severson, Kieth E.; Garrett, E. Chester. 1974. Growth characteristics of bearberry in the Black Hills. Res. Note RM-RN-254. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 3 p.