Open AccessTree Replacement Programs in Ohio
Author(s) -
Daniel Struve,
Gary Kaster,
Terry L. Smith
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
arboriculture and urban forestry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 2155-0778
pISSN - 1935-5297
DOI - 10.48044/jauf.1995.048
Subject(s) - sowing , stock (firearms) , forestry , urban forestry , biology , agroforestry , geography , agronomy , archaeology
Cooperative tree replacement programs between a public utility holding company and its subsidiary and Ohio State University are described. The goals of the cooperative program are to reduce energy demand, reduce line clearance cost, develop production methods for new species, document survival and establishment in urban planting sites and increase the species diversity of urban plantings. Over a five year period, 5000 trees will be grown and transplanted. Presently, over 40 species are in production. The first plantings, established with one and two year old (1.5 to 9 m tall, 1.5 to 2.5 cm caliper) stock, were planted in 1992. Two and three year survival (averaged over all species and years) was high, 80%, but regrowth was slow, averaging 15 cm increase in height and 2.0 cm increase in diameter. Within a species, there was significant site-to-site variation in survival and growth. Successful tree replacement programs are dependent on three factors: high quality planting stock, site quality and aftercare.