Open AccessBlue oak seedlings may be older than they look
Author(s) -
Ralph L. Phillips,
Neil K. McDougald,
Richard B. Standiford,
William E. Frost
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
california agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2160-8091
pISSN - 0008-0845
DOI - 10.3733/ca.v050n03p17
Subject(s) - seedling , biology , horticulture , geography , environmental science , botany , forestry , agronomy
A 4-year study indicates that native blue oak seedlings are probably much older than most people would think: Trees less than 6 inches tall could be 10 to 15 years old. Seedlings grow very slowly, if at all, during periods of drought. However, seedling mortality was highest during the year of above-average rainfall.
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