Branch strength loss implications for silver maple (Acer saccharinum) converted from round-over to V-trim

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 148-154

  Dahle, Gregory A ^a   Holt, Harvey H ^b   Chaney, William R ^b   Whalen, Timothy M ^c   Cassens, Daniel L ^b   Gazo, Rado ^b   McKenzie, Rita L ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Decay; Line Clearance; Round over; Silver maple; Strength loss; Stress; Topping; Utility arboriculture; V trimming; Watersprout

Indexed keywords

FOREST CANOPY; STEM; STRESS; TREE;

ACER; ACER SACCHARINUM;

EID: 33745577207     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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