A morphological and mechanical study of the root systems of suppressed crown Scots pine Pinus sylvestris

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 16, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 274-280

  Mickovski, Slobodan B ^a   Ennos, Roland A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anchorage; Asymmetry; Lateral roots; Pinus sylvestris; Suppressed crown trees

Indexed keywords

ANCHORAGES (FOUNDATIONS); CLAY; MORPHOLOGY; STABILITY;

TREE STABILITY;

FORESTRY;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0036586908     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-002-0177-3     Document Type: Article

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