Effects of fertilization on the growth and development of a Japanese larch plantation in West Virginia

James Kochenderfer; H. Clay Smith; Jerry T. Crews

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-700

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Effects of fertilization on the growth and development of a Japanese larch plantation in West Virginia

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Authors:

James Kochenderfer, H. Clay Smith, Jerry T. Crews

Year:

1995

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-700

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-700. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8 p.

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Abstract

The effects of fertilization on the growth and development of a Japanese larch plantation in central West Virginia were evaluated after 9 years. Mean height and diameter growth of the larch trees were greater on the unfertilized plots. Foliar and soil chemical analyses were used to examine this apparent anomaly. Japanese larch demonstrated an ability to grow well on a very nutrient-deficient site and was not damaged by deer browsing

Keywords

Japanese larch, fertilization, height growth, diameter growth, central West Virginia, foliar and soil chemistry

Citation

Kochenderfer, James N.; Smith. H. Clay; Crews, Jerry T. 1995. Effects of fertilization on the growth and development of a Japanese larch plantation in West Virginia. Res. Pap. NE-700. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 8 p.