How much older are appalachian oaks below-ground than above-ground?

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 155-157

  Heggenstaller, Daniel J ^a   Zenner, Eric K ^b   Brose, Patrick H ^c   Peck, Jerilynn E ^a  

^a Penn State School of Forest Resources   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chestnut oak; Northern red oak; Root age; Seedling sprout

Indexed keywords

CHESTNUT OAK; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CROSS SECTION; HEIGHT GROWTH; MONTANA; OAK REGENERATION; QUERCUS SPP; RED OAK; RESPROUTING; ROOT AGE; ROOT GROWTH; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING SPROUT; SHOOT GROWTH;

COMPETITION; FRUITS;

REFORESTATION;

GROWTH; QUERCUS; REFORESTATION; ROOTS; SEEDLINGS; SHOOTS; TISSUE;

QUERCUS; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 84865278431     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5849/njaf.12-008     Document Type: Article

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