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Locust sprouts reduce growth of yellow-poplar seedlings

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Abstract

Dense thickets of black locust which often appear after clearcutting in the Southern Appalachians and Piedmont, can severely reduce growth of other desirable hardwoods. Released yellow-poplar seedlings were 51 percent taller and 79 percent larger in diameter than unreleased ones 6 years after treatment.

Citation

Beck, Donald E.; McGee, Charles E. 1974. Locust sprouts reduce growth of yellow-poplar seedlings. Res. Note SE-201. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/29109