Chemical and physical properties of Douglas fir bark relevant to the production of container plants

HortScience

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1281-1286

  Buamscha, M Gabriela ^a   Altland, James E ^b   Sullivan, Dan M ^c   Horneck, Donald A ^c   Cassidy, James ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged bark; Bark physical properties; Fresh bark; Nutrients; Particle size; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Water holding capacity

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 34447625056     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.42.5.1281     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Bilderback, T.E., W.C. Fonteno, and D.R. Johnson. 1982. Physical properties of media composed of peanut hulls, pine bark, and peatmoss and their effects on Azalea growth. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 107:522-525.
2. Blom, T.J. and B.D. Piott. 1992. Florists' hydrangea blueing with aluminum sulfate applications during forcing. HortScience 27: 1084-1087.
3. Bollen, W.B. 1969. Properties of tree barks in relation to their agricultural utilization. USDA For. Serv. Res. Paper PNW 77.
4. Bowyer, J.L., R. Shmulsky, and J.G. Haygreen. 2003. Forest products and wood science: An introduction. 4th ed. Iowa State Press, Ames, IA.
5. Buamscha, G. and J. Altland. 2005. Pumice and the Oregon nursery industry. Digger 49:18-27.
6. Buamscha, M.G., J.E. Altland, D.M. Sullivan, and D.A. Horneck. 2007. Micronutrient availability in fresh and aged Douglas fir bark. HortScience 42:152-156.
7. Cobb, G.S. and G.J. Keever. 1984. Effects of supplemental N on plant growth in fresh and aged pine bark. HortScience 19:127-129.
8. De Boodt, M. and O. Verdonck. 1972. The physical properties of substrates in horticulture. Acta Hort. 26:37-44.
9. Fonteno, W.C. and T.E. Bilderback. 1993. Impact of hydrogel on physical properties of coarse-structured horticultural substrates. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 118:217-222.
10. Fonteno, W.C., D.K. Cassel, and R.A. Larson. 1981. Physical properties of three container media and their effect on Poinsettia growth. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 106:736-741.
11. Gavlak, R., D. Horneck, R. Miller, and J. Kotuby-Amacher. 2003. Soil, plant, and water reference methods for the Western region. 2nd ed. WCC-103 Publication, Fort Collins, CO.
12. Handreck, K. and N. Black. 2002. Growing media for ornamental plants and turf. Univ. of New South Wales Press Ltd., Sydney.
13. Harkin, J.M. and J.W. Rowe. 1971. Bark and its possible uses. USDA. For. Serv. For. Prod. Lab. Madison, Wis. Res. Note FPL-0.91. 9 Mar. 2005. 〈http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn091.pdf〉.
14. Harrelson, T., S.L. Warren, and T. Bilderback. 2004. How do you manage aged versus fresh pine bark? Proc. Southern. Nurs. Assoc. Res. Conf. 49:63-66.
15. Ingram, D.L., R.W. Henley, and T.H. Yeager. 1993. Growth media for container grown plants Florida Coop. Ext. Serv. Univ. of Florida. Bulletin 24.
16. Lucas, R.E. and J.F. Davis. 1961. Relationships between pH values of organic soils and availabilities of 12 plant nutrients. Soil Sci. 92:177-182.
17. Milks, R.R., W.C. Fonteno, and R.A. Larson. 1989. Hydrology of horticultural substrates: I. Mathematical models for moisture characteristics of horticultural container media. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 114:48-52.
18. Niemiera, A.X. 1992. Micronutrient supply from pine bark and micronutrient fertilizers. HortScience 27:272.
19. Ogden, R.J., F.A. Pokorny, H.A. Mills, and M.G. Dunavent. 1987. Elemental status of pine bark-based potting media. Hort. Rev. (Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci.) 9:103-131.
20. Pokorny, F.A. 1979. Pine bark container media - An overview. Proc. Inter. Plant Prop. Soc. 29:484-495.
21. SAS Institute. 1999. SAS user's guide and SAS statistical procedures. Version 8. SAS Inst., Cary, NC.
22. Svenson, S.E. and W.T. Witte. 1992. Ca, Mg, and micronutrient nutrition and growth of pelargonium in pine bark amended with composted hardwood bark. J. Environ. Hort. 10:125-129.
23. Taylor, G. 2005. Climatological data for Oregon agricultural regions. Oregon climate service. Oregon State University. 26 Sept. 2006. http://www.ocs.oregonstate.edu/index.html.
24. Tilt, K.M., T.E. Bilderback, and W.C. Fonteno. 1987. Particle size and container size effects on growth of three ornamental species. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 112:981-984.
25. Tucker, M.R. 1995. Chemical characteristics for pine bark. Media notes for North Carolina growers. North Carolina Dept. of Agric. and Consumer Serv. 3 Mar. 2004. http://www. ncagr.com/agronomi/pinebark.htm.
26. Warncke, D. 1998. Recommended test procedure for greenhouse growth media, p. 34-37. In: Dahnke, W.C. (ed.). Recommended chemical soil test procedures for the North Central Region. North Central Reg. Res. Pub. No. 221. Miss. Agr. Expt. Stat. SB 1001.
27. Yeager, T.H. and J.E. Barrett. 1985. Phosphorous and sulfur leaching from an incubated super-phosphate-amended soilless container medium. HortScience 20:671-672.
28. Yeager, T.H., C.H. Gilliam, T.E. Bilderback, D.C. Fare, A.X. Niemiera, and K.M. Tilt. 2000. Best management practices guide for producing container-grown plants. Southern Nursery Assoc., Atlanta, GA.
29. Yeager, T.H. and R.D. Wright. 1982. Pine bark-phosphorus relationships. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 13:57-66.