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Silvicultural Considerations For The Reintroduction Of American Chestnut, Castanea Dentata, To The Forests Of The Eastern United States, Cornelia Cooper Wells Pinchot
Silvicultural Considerations For The Reintroduction Of American Chestnut, Castanea Dentata, To The Forests Of The Eastern United States, Cornelia Cooper Wells Pinchot
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In anticipation of widespread planting of putatively blight-resistant hybrid chestnuts (Castanea spp.), it is critical to understand the silvics and competitive ability of the species. This dissertation examines preliminary growth and survival of several species and genetic crosses of chestnut grown as 1-0 high-quality nursery seedlings and planted in two study sites: Southeastern Kentucky (Daniel Boone National Forest; chapter 2), and Northeastern Connecticut (Yale-Myers Forest; chapter 4). The effects of three silvicultural treatments on the Daniel Boone National Forest (DBNF), and four silvicultural treatments on the Yale-Myers Forest (YM) were evaluated. Furthermore, the effect of initial seedling size on …