Six-year response of red oak seedlings planted under a shelterwood in central Ontario

1995 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew M. Gordon ◽  
James A. Simpson ◽  
Peter A. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
General Technique ◽  
Ice Accumulation ◽  
Competition Control ◽  
Stock Type ◽  
Herbicide Glyphosate

This study investigated the potential for underplanting 1 + 0 and 1 + 1 northern red oak (Quercusrubra L.) in conjunction with a two-cut shelterwood harvest of a low-quality, ridgetop, tolerant hardwood stand in central Ontario. Growth patterns were followed for 6 years; herbicide (glyphosate) application and prescribed fire (two burns, 3 years apart) were used as competition control measures in an experimental design that tested all possible combinations of stock type, competition control, and clipping 2 years after planting. Six years after outplanting the mean height attained across all treatments for 1 + 0 stock was 76 cm and for 1 + 1 stock, almost 90 cm. Depending upon treatment, some individuals were almost 3 m tall. In the presence of heavy deer (Odocoileusvirginianus Zimmerman) browsing, competition control of any type does not appear to be warranted. Clipping also does not appear to be advantageous. We can speculate that competition control made seedlings more susceptible to browsing by deer or damage by heavy snow and ice accumulation. The competitive ability of red oak on these sites is such that it will respond well to even late release from normal competition resulting from overstory disturbance (i.e., control treatment). The general technique for establishment of oak in this manner appears to be logical for these site conditions, but further investigation is necessary to address the direct impact of browsing pressure on seedling growth and the potential for similar silvicultural prescriptions on more marginal oak sites.

Allocation of current photosynthate and changes in tissue dry weight within northern red oak seedlings: individual leaf and flush carbon contribution during episodic growth

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1296-1307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E Dickson ◽  
Patricia T Tomlinson ◽  
J G Isebrands
Keyword(s):  
Shoot Growth ◽  
Carbon Allocation ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Episodic Growth ◽  
Morphological Index ◽  
Allocation Patterns

Relatively little is known about the changing carbon allocation patterns in species with episodic growth cycles such as northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.). To examine such changing allocation and growth patterns, northern red oak plants were grown from seed in controlled environment chambers through four cycles of growth. 14CO2 was supplied to leaves of the first, second, or third flushes at different Quercus morphological index growth stages within each flush, and the distribution of 14C within the plant was analyzed. Carbon allocation from source leaves of the first and second flush was primarily upward during the subsequent cycle of shoot growth and downward during lag and bud growth stages. All leaves within a flush did not respond the same. Upper leaves allocated most 14C-photosynthate upward during leaf and shoot growth while lower leaves supplied more 14C to lower stem and roots. During the third and fourth flushes, differential allocation from leaves within a flush resulted in essentially equal upward and downward carbon allocation. Growth and allometric relationships reflected these changes in carbon allocation.

Regenerating Northern Red Oak: Three Successful Case Histories

1989 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 174-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul S. Johnson ◽  
Rodney D. Jacobs ◽  
A. Jeff Martin ◽  
Edwin D. Godel
Keyword(s):  
Present Status ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Case Histories ◽  
The Third ◽  
Regeneration Period ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
Competition Control ◽  
Final Harvest

Abstract This report documents the histories and present status of three young northern red oak stands in southwestern Wisconsin. Two of the stands, one 11 and one 17 years old, originated under two variations of the shelterwood system; the third, an 11-year-old stand, originated from a clearcut that was treated with an herbicide before final harvest. Among the three stands, the herbicide-treated clearcut had the greatest stocking of red oak with nearly 1,000 stems/ac 1 in. dbh and larger; the two shelterwoods averaged less than half that number. Nevertheless, each stand currently appears to be stocked with enough northern red oak to eventually dominate the stand. The abundance of red oak in the herbicide-treated clearcut suggests that the key to regenerating red oak may be competition control and not necessarily a long regeneration period. North. J. Appl. For. 6:174-178, December 1989.

Temporal aspects ofQuercus rubradecline and relationship to climate in the Ozark and Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 773-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.J. Haavik ◽  
D.W. Stahle ◽  
F.M. Stephen
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Carbon Allocation ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Ouachita Mountains ◽  
Temporal Aspects ◽  
Allocation Patterns ◽  
Climate Events

Extreme climate events are frequently important factors associated with episodes of forest decline. A recent oak decline event and concurrent outbreak of a native wood-boring beetle, the red oak borer ( Enaphalodes rufulus (Haldeman)), occurred throughout Arkansas Ozark and Ouachita Mountains. To investigate the role of drought and stand maturity on northern red oak ( Quercus rubra L.) decline, we analyzed tree-ring growth patterns and their relationships to climate from 815 live and 161 recently dead Q. rubra. While younger Q. rubra exhibited faster growth rates and stronger climate relationships than older Q. rubra, some individuals within all stands that originated >60 years ago were susceptible to growth decline or mortality. A significant growth interaction occurred among the three age classes identified where currently healthy Q. rubra were initially growing at slower decadal rates than currently declining or recently dead Q. rubra and later transitioned to higher growth rates than the others. These differences appear to be related to carbon allocation patterns towards rapid aboveground and (or) belowground growth early in development that led to later decline and (or) mortality. Decline in growth and weakening tree growth – climate relationships appeared to be initiated by an unusually severe and sustained drought in the early 1950s.

Partitioning of current photosynthate to different chemical fractions in leaves, stems, and roots of northern red oak seedlings during episodic growth

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 1308-1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E Dickson ◽  
Patricia T Tomlinson ◽  
J G Isebrands
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Carbon Fixation ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Sink Strength ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Chemical Fractions ◽  
Episodic Growth ◽  
The Impact

The episodic or flushing growth habit of northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) has a significant influence on carbon fixation, carbon transport from source leaves, and carbon allocation within the plant; however, the impact of episodic growth on carbon partitioning among chemical fractions is unknown. Median-flush leaves of the first and second flush were photosynthetically labeled with 14CO2, and partitioning of 14C into lipids and pigments, sugars, amino acids, organic acids, protein, starch, and structural carbohydrates of source leaves, stem, and roots was determined. In addition, four chemical fractions (sugars, starch, amino acids, and total structural carbohydrates) were quantitatively analyzed in leaves, stems, and roots. Chemical changes in source leaves reflected leaf maturation, changing sink demand during a growth cycle, and leaf senescence. Starch and sugar storage in leaves, stems, and roots during lag and bud growth stages indicate a feedback response of these tissues to decreasing sink strength and temporary storage of both starch and sugar in these plant tissues. Northern red oak, with episodic shoot growth patterns, provides an experimental system in which large changes in sink strength occur naturally and require no plant manipulation. Metabolic changes in leaf, stem, and root tissue of red oak have broad application for other oak species and for both temperate and tropical tree species with cyclic growth habits.

Does the invasion of Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra in parkland influence the diversity of birds?

Biologia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Grzędzicka ◽  
Katarzyna Kowalik ◽  
Barbara Bacler-Żbikowska
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Coal Industry ◽  
Alien Plants ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Alien Plant Species ◽  
Alien Plant

AbstractInvasive plants are non-native, but in most cases naturalised, species that have successfully spread outside of their native range. Aliens invaded all habitats, are competing with native plants, thus, after the direct destruction of habitats, invasions are recognised as the second largest danger for biodiversity. Northern Red Oak is one of the most common invasive tree species dispersed primarily by birds, but new studies have shown that it is also spread continuously in a forest stand. The main aim of our research was to check how strong is the invasion of Northern Red Oak in Silesia Park, where it was introduced together with other alien plant species, and how this invasion interacts with bird diversity. Silesia Park was created 65 years ago on the surface largely ravaged by coal industry. Because many studies indicate birds as vectors of alien plants invasion, we examined the bird fauna in a described area, looking for species that can contribute to spreading oaks. Research showed the diversity of 50 bird species. Surface with a presence of Northern Red Oak was characterised by greater participation of alien plant species than the patch of natural forest, which existed there long before the park creation. The greatest bird diversity was found in the most natural part of Silesia Park, and the lowest in the area of invasion, especially in the case of species classified as “forest birds”. The presence of alien plants increased number of “non-forest” birds, mostly synanthropic species. We also found that Northern Red Oak spreads by spontaneous seed dispersal.

Survival and growth of understory trees in oak forests of the Hudson Highlands, New York

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig G. Lorimer
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Average Growth Rate ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Red Oaks ◽  
Oak Trees ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Understory Trees

Mortality and growth rates of trees in various crown classes and size classes were analyzed from 40-year permanent plot records of slope and ravine forest dominated by chestnut oak (Quercusprinus L.) and northern red oak (Quercusrubra L.). Average 5-year mortality rates for suppressed trees ≥2.5 cm dbh of chestnut oak and red oak in the slope forest were 26 and 45%, respectively. None of the suppressed red oaks survived the 40-year period, compared with 14% of the chestnut oaks and 33% of the red maples (Acerrubrum L.). Mortality of oak trees in the intermediate crown class was less than half that of suppressed trees, but still much higher than that of maples and birches on the tracts. Survival was reasonably high for oaks as long as the top of the crown was receiving direct sunlight, but the expected 40-year survival rate of red oaks in such a position is only 20%, with an average growth rate of 1.0 mm in diameter per year. Curves and equations expressing average mortality and growth rates at various levels of competition are presented for each species.

Detection of Northern Red Oak Wetwood by Fast Heating and Ion Mobility Spectrometric Analysis

Holzforschung ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 513-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger C. Pettersen ◽  
James C. Ward ◽  
André H. Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Ion Mobility ◽  
Spectrometric Analysis ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Fast Heating

Fifty years of partial harvesting in a mixed mesophytic forest: composition and productivity

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 985-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas M Schuler
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Acer Rubrum ◽  
Timber Harvesting ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Single Tree ◽  
Periodic Growth ◽  
Mesophytic Forest ◽  
Single Tree Selection

Long-term silvicultural trials contribute to sustainable forest management by providing a better scientific understanding of how forest ecosystems respond to periodic timber harvesting. In this study, species composition, diversity, and net periodic growth of tree species in a mixed mesophytic forest in the central Appalachians were evaluated after about a half century of management. Three partial cutting practices on 18 research compartments and on 3 unmanaged reference compartments were evaluated (1951–2001) on 280 ha. Single-tree selection, diameter-limit harvesting, and timber harvesting in 0.162-ha patches were assessed on three northern red oak site index50 (SI) classes: 24, 21, and 18. Shannon–Weiner's diversity index (H′) declined from the first (1951–1959) to last (1987–2001) measurements and was related to both SI (P = 0.004) and treatment (P = 0.009). Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) and red maple (Acer rubrum L.) were the two most abundant species in recent years (1987–2001); in contrast, in initial inventories (1951–1959), northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) and chestnut oak (Quercus prinus L.) were most abundant. Net periodic annual increment (PAI) of merchantable trees (DBH ≥12.7 cm) was related to both SI (P = 0.004) and treatment (P = 0.003). Mean PAI ranged from 4.6 m3·ha–1·year–1 for single-tree selection to 2.5 m3·ha–1·year–1 for unmanaged reference areas across all SI classes. The decline of oak species suggests that only intensive and specific forest management focused on maintaining oak species can obtain historical levels of diversity.

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