To study the combined effects of seedling quality and fertilization at the time of planting, three experiments were established in western Oregon during the winter of 2000. The first experiment investigated the effect of preplanting rootvolume and fertilization rate on the field performance of 1+1 Douglas-fir seedlings during two growing...
A microclimatology study was conducted on a high elevation clearcut
near the summit of Mt. Ashland in southwest Oregon to evaluate the effects
of frost on Douglas-fir seedling growth and survival. Frost and low
temperatures cause seedling stress through frost damage, frost desiccation,
increased root resistance, and decreased rates of...
One-year-old container-grown Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] seedlings were outplanted on north, east, south, and west aspects on steep, skeletal Xerochrepts in southwest Oregon. After 2 years, survival rates were highest on north and south aspects, but biomass production (dry weight) was greatest on the west aspect. Shadecards, used to...
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...
Controlling competing vegetation with the application of herbicides and increased seedling size at planting has been shown to increase seedling survival and growth. These two important reforestation tools have often been studied independently of each other, limiting comparisons that can be made between them. This study utilized a factorial treatment...
Douglas-fir (Psudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) seedlings were outplanted on eight dates (every three weeks from mid-August 2005 through mid-January 2006). On each plant date, seedlings from a conventional dormancy (CONV) induction treatment, including moisture and nutrient stress, and a shortened daylength (SD) treatment were outplanted on three western Oregon sites...