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Survival and Growth of Cottonwood Clones After Angle Planting and Base Angle Treatments

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Presently, commercial cottonwood plantations in the lower Mississippi Valley are established using vertically planted, unrooted cuttings with a flat (90°) base. Neither survival nor first-year growth of a group of six Stoneville clones was improved by angle planting or cutting base angles diagonally. For one clone, survival was significantly better when base angle was 45°.

Keywords

Populus deltoides, artificial regeneration, planting techniques, root development

Citation

Randall, W.K.; Kennedy, Harvey E., Jr. 1976. Survival and Growth of Cottonwood Clones After Angle Planting and Base Angle Treatments. Res. Note SO-220. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/2014