scholarly journals Growth of Sugar Maple Taxa in Tennessee

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 812E-812
Author(s):  
W.T. Witte ◽  
R.J. Sauve ◽  
P.C. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Acer Saccharum ◽  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Growth Data ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Group Of Seven

Commercially available Acer saccharum cultivars, and some closely related species accessions (floridanum, leucoderme, macrophyllum, and nigrum `Greencolumn'), were established as 10 single-plant replications in a cultivar trial at the TSU–NCRS in 1993 and Spring 1994. Plants were regularly fertilized and drip irrigation was begun Summer 1993. Growth data were recorded each fall and height and caliper increment calculated for the 1994 season. In the group with most height growth were: `Bonfire', `Majesty', nigrum `Greencolumn', leucoderme, `Sweet Shadow', `Fairview', and macrophyllum. These, except for `Fairview' and macrophyllum, differed significantly from a group of seven slower growing cultivars. With some exceptions, cultivars with the most height growth tended to have the most caliper growth, while those with the least height growth tended to have the least caliper growth. Data will also be presented on insect and disease ratings.

scholarly journals Growth of Silver Maple and Boxelder Taxa in Tennessee

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 812D-812
Author(s):  
W.T. Witte ◽  
R.J. Sauve ◽  
P.C. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Early Summer ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Growth Data ◽  
Acer Saccharinum ◽  
Intermediate Data ◽  
Silver Maple

Several commercially available Acer saccharinum and A. negundo taxa were established with 10 single-plant replications in a cultivar trial at the TSU–NCRS in 1993 and 1994. Each plant was fertilized in spring and early summer with 100 gm 15–15–15 beginning Summer 1993. Drip irrigation was applied as needed beginning Summer 1993. Vegetation within tree rows was controlled with preemergent and postemergent herbicides, while grassed middles were mowed. Growth data were recorded in Fall 1993 and 1994 and height and caliper increment calculated for the 1994 season. In the silver maple group with most height growth were: `Silver Queen', `Skinneri', and `Silver Pyramid'. These differed significantly from a group of four slower growing cultivars. Cultivars with the most height growth also had the most caliper growth. Seedling boxelder grew faster than one accession of `Flamingo', while three other cultivars were intermediate. Data will also be presented on insect and disease ratings.

scholarly journals Growth of Norway and Sycamore Maple Taxa in Tennessee

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 812F-812
Author(s):  
W.T. Witte ◽  
R.J. Sauve ◽  
P.C. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Growth Data ◽  
Sycamore Maple

Commercially available Norway and sycamore maple taxa were established as 10 single-plant replications in a cultivar trial at the TSU–NCRS in 1993 and Spring 1994. Each plant was fertilized regularly and drip irrigation was begun Summer 1993. Vegetation within tree rows was controlled with preemergent and postemergent herbicides, while grassed middles were mowed. Growth data was recorded in Fall 1993 and 1994 and height and caliper increment calculated for the 1994 season. In this group of 29 taxa, 9 cultivars were in the group with most height growth: `Columnare', `Pond', `Deborah', `Crystal', `Parkway', `Columnarbroad', `Schwedleri', `Summershade', and `Fairview'. With some exceptions, cultivars with the most height growth tended to have the most caliper growth, while those with the least height growth tended to have the least caliper growth, with the notable exception of `Columnar'. Data will also be presented on insect and disease ratings.

Probabilities of small-gap capture by sugar maple saplings based on height and crown growth data from felled trees

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 643-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
William G Cole ◽  
Craig G Lorimer
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Stochastic Simulations ◽  
Gap Formation ◽  
Growth Data ◽  
Stochastic Variation ◽  
Single Tree ◽  
Advance Regeneration

We simulated the probability that Acer saccharum Marsh. saplings in single-tree gaps would reach the overstory before lateral gap closure. The model was calibrated with height and crown growth data from destructively sampled trees that ranged from 1 to 27 m tall. Each of the major initial conditions and growth processes was evaluated separately to determine its effect on gap-capture probabilities. Factors such as sapling height at the time of gap formation, continued height growth of border trees, and stochastic growth variation had pronounced effects on the outcome. Stochastic variation generally increased chances of sapling success by delaying closure times in some of the gaps and allowing some saplings to grow at above-average rates. In stochastic simulations with continued (asymptotic) border-tree height growth, probabilities of successful gap capture ranged from <20% of saplings 1–2 m tall to 35%–86% for saplings 7–8 m tall. The results suggest that some saplings may be able to capture gaps after one gap event, but probabilities are low for small saplings and for all saplings in small and medium gaps. Based on the mechanisms simulated here, most of the larger single-tree gaps (78 m2) are captured by advance regeneration more than 4 m tall.

scholarly journals Fastest Growing Oaks in Species/Cultivars Trials at TSU-NCRS, McMinnville, Tenn.

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 660f-660
Author(s):  
W.T. Witte ◽  
R.J. Sauve ◽  
P.C. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Growth Increment ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Species Hybrids

Eighty-one accessions of oak species, hybrids, and cultivars from commercially available sources were established at TSU-NCRS in Fall 1993 and Spring 1994, using 10 single-plant replications in a randomized complete block. Drip irrigation was begun on a regular basis May 1994, and plants were fertilized regularly. Height and diameter was recorded Fall 1994 and 1995. Fastest growing oaks in order of cm height growth increment over the two growing seasons were nigra, phellos, texana nuttalli, cerris, macrocarpa, falcata pagodaefolia, macrocarpa `Maximus', acutissima, austrina, shumardii, muehlenbergi, falcata, robur fastigiata, lyrata, virginiana, palustris, acutissima `Gobbler', glandulifera, macrocarpa `Ashworth', gambelli ×macrocarpa, alba. Most evergeen oaks did not survive Winter 1995–96, and data will be reported on winterkill.

scholarly journals Growth of Red Maple Taxa in Tennessee

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 812G-812
Author(s):  
W.T. Witte ◽  
R.J. Sauve ◽  
P.C. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Acer Rubrum ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Red Maple ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Growth Data ◽  
Slow Growing

Commercially available Acer rubrum and A. freemanii taxa were established as 10 single-plant replications in a cultivar trial at the TSU–NCRS in 1992 and Spring 1993. Plants were fertilized regularly and drip-irrigated as needed beginning Summer 1993. Growth data were recorded each fall and height and caliper increment calculated for the 1994 season. Ten cultivars were in the group with most height growth: `Armstrong', `Autumn Blaze', `Schlesingeri', `Olson', `Morgan', `Scarlet Red', `Embers', `Indian Summer', `Scarsen', and `October Glory'. These all differed significantly from a group of 11 slow-growing cultivars. With some exceptions, cultivars with the most height growth tended to have the most caliper growth, while those with the least height growth tended to have the least caliper growth. Data will also be presented on insect and disease ratings.

scholarly journals Elm Growth and Japanese Beetle Damage on Selected Cultivars

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 812C-812
Author(s):  
W.T. Witte ◽  
R.J. Sauve ◽  
P.C. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Japanese Beetle ◽  
Annual Increment ◽  
Poor Growth ◽  
Beetle Damage ◽  
Heavy Infestation

Ten single plant replications of 11 taxa were planted 6 May 1994, fertilized regularly, and maintained under drip irrigation. Japanese beetle damage became apparent in mid-June. Sevin SL at 1 qt/100 gal was applied with a tractor-mounted mist blower on 22 June, and 7 and 19 July. Data on Japanese beetle populations were recorded using an arbitrary scale of 0 (no beetles) to 10 (heavy infestation). Damage on each tree was recorded using an arbitrary scale of 0 (no damage) to 10 (completely skeletonized). The annual increment in height and caliper growth was recorded for each tree in Fall 1994. Ulmus japonica and U. glabra `Pendula' had the most height growth (>60 cm increment) but were not significantly different from most other accessions, while NA 60070, U. crassifolia, and NA 60071 had significantly slower growth than the former group(<25 cm increment). Japanese beetles fed first on U. carpinifolia `Variegata', NA 60071, and 60070, skeletonizing most of the new growth before the first Sevin application, resulting in the most damage. This may have resulted in poor growth of the USDA/NA selections in 1994.

scholarly journals Effect of Rootball Size On Growth, Leaf Nitrogen Content, and Total Stem Nonstructual Carbohydrate Content Of Landscapesized Sugar Maple

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 606a-606
Author(s):  
J. Roger Harris ◽  
Patricia Knight ◽  
Jody Fanelli
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Content ◽  
Acer Saccharum ◽  
Sugar Maple ◽  
American Association ◽  
Dilution Effect ◽  
Shoot Elongation ◽  
Leaf Nitrogen ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Stem Diameter ◽  
Leaf Nitrogen Content

Two rootball sizes as well as a nontransplanted control were randomly assigned to Acer saccharum Marsh. (sugar maple) trees in four adjacent nursery rows at Waynesboro Nurseries in Waynesboro, Va. One size (75 cm in diameter) corresponded to the American Association of Nurserymen standards. The other rootball size was 90 cm in diameter. Trees were transplanted just before bud swell or during shoot elongation. Rootball size had no effect on height, stem diameter, or twig growth, total nonstructual leaf nitrogen content (LNC), or total stem nonstructual carbohydrate (TNC). Height growth was reduced by 81%, stem diameter growth by 71%, and twig growth by 82% for trees transplanted before bud swell compared to nontransplanted trees. LNC was 25% more on transplanted trees than on nontransplanted trees, presumably due to a dilution effect. TNC was 20% higher on transplanted compared to nontransplanted trees. Growth was severely curtailed on late-transplanted trees for all characteristics measured compared to all other treatments.

scholarly journals Powdery Mildew Observatios and Growth of Crapemyrtle in Teneessee

HortScience ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 813A-813
Author(s):  
M.T. Windham ◽  
W.T. Witte ◽  
R.J. Sauve ◽  
P.C. Flanagan
Keyword(s):  
Powdery Mildew ◽  
Drip Irrigation ◽  
Single Plant ◽  
Group Of Seven

Fifty-five cultivars of crapemyrtle were established in a cultivar trial with 10 single-plant replications during Fall 1993 and Spring 1994. Drip irrigation began on a regular basis on 18 May 1994 and plants were fertilized regularly. Powdery mildew appeared in July, and within 2 to 3 weeks maximum levels of infection occurred. Plants were rated using a scale of 0 (healthy) to 5 (totally mildewed). In the group of seven cultivars, most heavily infected (>2.8 rating), `Byers Wonderful White' was worst (4.1), followed by `Royalty', `Pink Lace', `Prairie Lace', `Petite Plum', `Firebird', and `Christmastime'. There were 21 cultivars with no mildew (0.0). Many of these were USDA–NA hybrids but also included `Hope', `Bourbon Street', `Glendora White', `Petite Snow', `Centennial Spirit', and `Hardy Lavender'. A few USDA–NA hybrids had slight mildew: `Potomac', `Powhatan', `Catawba', `Seminole', `Biloxi', and `Hopi' (<10% of foliage mildewed).

scholarly journals Height Growth and Tissue Sulfur Content of Field-Grown Tree Seedlings from Different Sulfur Dioxide Environments

1983 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-75
Author(s):  
Bruce R. Roberts ◽  
Virginia M. Schnipke
Keyword(s):  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Sulfur Content ◽  
Acer Saccharum ◽  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Tree Seedlings ◽  
White Pine ◽  
Fraser Fir ◽  
Flowering Dogwood

A comparison of height growth and tissue sulfur content was made for two-yr-old containerized seedlings of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.), flowering crabapple (Malus coronaria (L) Mill.), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.), Fraser fir (Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir.) and white pine (Pinus strobus L.) growing in the field under different ambient sulfur dioxide (SO2) conditions. Total height and rate of height growth for crabapple, sugar maple and white pine were significantly less in the high-ambient SO2 environment compared to similar plants at the low-ambient SO2 location. Two patterns of growth were observed for seedlings at the high-ambient SO2 site. One was a delay in the period of maximum growth (crabapple and dogwood); the other a flush of growth late in the season (sugar maple, white pine and Fraser fir). The sulfur content of plants from the high-ambient SO2 site suggests that all species tested were capable of filtering some SO2 from the atmosphere, with the foliage being the most effective sorptive tissue.

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