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Size and Age of Tree Affect White Oak Stump Sprouting

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Eighty overtopped white oaks were felled in winter of 1976-l 977, and overtopping hardwoods were removed from 40 of the stumps. During the next growing season, 62 of the stumps produced a total of 1086 sprouts. The removal of the overtopping hardwoods had little effect on whether or not a stump sprouted or on numbers or height of the sprouts. Trees over 80 years of age or over 8 inches in d.b.h. produced few or no sprouts. The tallest sprout on each stump averaged 2.5 feet. Almost all sprouts grew from below the ground line on the stump.

Keywords

Quercus alba

Citation

McGee, C.E. 1978. Size and Age of Tree Affect White Oak Stump Sprouting. Res. Note SO-239. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/1993