Abstract
Up to 16 weeks of soil saturation from the time of planting did not significantly affect survival, date of bud-break, or initiation of height growth of sycamore, sweetgum, and Nuttall oak seedlings. But when soil temperatures were rapidly increasing in mid-April, saturation for more than 10 to 12 weeks did severely reduce height, root, and stem-diameter growth. Saturation was more detrimental in Commerce silt loam than in Sharkey clay.
Keywords
Platanus occidentalis L.,
Liquidambar styraciflua L.,
Quercus nuttallii Palmer
Citation
Bonner, F. T. 1966. Survival and First-Year Growth of Hardwoods Planted in Saturated Soils. Research Note SFES-RN-SO-32. New Orleans, LA; USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.