Mulch and planting depth affect live oak (Quercus virginiana Mill.) establishment

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 311-316

  Gilman, Edward F ^a   Grabosky, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backfill; Bare soil; Competition; Depth; Mulching; Quercus; Settling; Transplanting; Turfgass

Indexed keywords

DEPTH; GROWTH; MULCHING; RECRUITMENT; SILVICULTURE; TRANSPLANTATION; TREE;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA;

EID: 4444371656     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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