Excerpt from Twenty-Year Performances of Scotch, European Black (Austrian), Red, and Jack Pines in Eastern Nebraska
Scotch pine has been widely planted in the United States for more than 200 years, and is adaptable to a broad spectrum of site conditions. In the past, it was planted mainly in the eastern United States, with only limited use in the eastern Great Plains as a landscape and windbreak tree. However, during the past several decades, it has become an important exotic in the United States because of its greatly increased use for Christmas trees.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book evaluates the performance of four pine species (Scotch, European black, red, and jack) across 20 years in eastern Nebraska, analyzing different geographic provenances. The author identifies specific geographic seed sources that produce trees well-suited to the Great Plains environment in terms of survival, growth, resistance to disease, and crown and stem characteristics. Correlations between juvenile and mature tree characteristics indicate that superior height growth can be identified by age 10, enabling early selection of desirable provenances. The research findings contribute to the understanding of adaptive differentiation in these pine species and provide valuable guidance for selecting and propagating trees for Great Plains plantings, enhancing landscape design, windbreak effectiveness, and habitat improvement. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781334632433_0
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