Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) is one of the world's most important and valuable timber trees. Its natural distribution in North America resembles an inverted V with uneven sides. From the apex in British Columbia, the western half extends along the Pacific mountain ranges into California for about 2,200 km...
Germination and survival of Douglas-fir on seedbeds of unburned,
lightly burned, and severely burned soil, charcoal, litter, and sawdust,
exposed to 100, 75, and 25 percent of full light, were studied on a
south-facing clearcutting in the Coast range of Oregon.
Irrespective of exposure to light, germination was best on...
Correlation was sought between abundance of mycorrhizae on
Douglas-fir seedlings and their survival in field plantations.
One possible indication of dormancy desirable for lifting from
nursery beds could be the varying seasonal abundance of ectotrophic
mycorrhizae on roots of seedlings. No direct correlation between percentage
of mycorrhizae and survival in...