Northern Red Oak From Acorns to Acorns in 8 Years or Less

Paul Kormanik; Shi-Jean Susana Sung; Taryn Kormanik; Tom Tibbs; Stanley J. Zarnoch

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Northern Red Oak From Acorns to Acorns in 8 Years or Less

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Authors:

Paul Kormanik, Shi-Jean Susana Sung, Taryn Kormanik, Tom Tibbs, Stanley J. Zarnoch

Year:

2004

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–71. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp.

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Abstract

The intrinsic factors affecting acorn production in oak trees need further study. Common knowledge holds that an oak requires a minimum number of years to begin flowering, with 30 to 50 most frequently reported. Recently, the Institute of Tree Root Biology has been studying the development of northern red oak (

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 12th biennial southern silvicultural research conference

Citation

Kormanik, Paul P.; Sung, Shi-Jean S.; Kormanik, Taryn; Tibbs, Tom; Zarnoch, Stanley J. 2004. Northern Red Oak From Acorns to Acorns in 8 Years or Less. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–71. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp.