Planting techniques, size and age of seedlings, and protection
against animals were investigated for their influence on survival of
ponderosa pine at two sites in southern Oregon. Caging and mulching
with paper were the most effective measures for reducing mortality.
Preliminary trials prior to large-scale planting were recommended for
determining...
Vegetation patterns and species distributions are strongly linked to soil moisture regimes, and populations within a species from contrasting climatic regimes could exhibit differences in the degree to which certain functional traits related to establishment are expressed. Tree seedling survival is crucial for forest regeneration, and thus may be a...
The objective of this project was to investigate the fate of ponderosa pine regeneration from seed to established seedling, and to determine the relative influences of several important stand elements on those fates. The project was carried out in a series of observational and experimental recruitment studies in central Oregon....
Two-year-old ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl. ex Laws.) seedlings from two Oregon seed sources were lifted three times in the fall, stored below freezing (-1.5°C), and compared to seedlings that were handled conventionally (spring lifting followed by short-term cold storage, 2-4°C). Based on patterns of budbreak in a greenhouse and...
Two-year-old ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Laws.)
from two seed sources were grown at two nurseries. The
Fremont seed source was raised at Bend and Stone Nursery;
the Ochoco was grown at only the Bend Nursery. The
seedlings were fertilized in late September-early October
with nitrogen (N) or nitrogen plus potassium...
The survival, growth, foliar nutrient status, ectomycorrhiza (EM) colonization,
and associative N-fixation of ponderosa pine seedlings (Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Doug!. ex Laws.) were studied under different gap sizes in forest canopy during the first growing season. Seedling performance variables were assessed relative to gap size of the forest canopy...
This thesis research examines the effects of film-forming antidesiccants applied to dormant pondexosa pine (Pinus ponderosa Dougl.) seedlings after being lifted and to actively growing seedlings. The basic proposition was that antidesiccants would have a positive effect on reducing water loss in ponderosa pine seedlings. In order to evaluate the...
Geographic variation was investigated among 225 locations from five geographically disjunct regions in central Oregon. Characters included: germination speed and uniformity in two test environments
differing in stratification period and incubation temperature; weight, three dimensions and three 'angles' of seeds; weight and three dimensions of wings; cone length and scale...
Northeastern Oregon geology and climate provides moderately productive conditions for forest management and timber production. Although site preparation and planting are commonly used silvicultural practices, little research exists on the efficacy of specific forest herbicides and responses of seedling survival and growth in this region. This research seeks to improve...
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TWENTY-YEAR RESPONSE OF PONDEROSAPINE TO
TREATMENT WITH HEXAZINONE IN NORTHEASTERN
OREGON