Open AccessVariation Among Green Ash of Differing Geographic Origins Outplanted in Kansas
Author(s) -
Damian F. Bresnan,
Wayne A. Geyer,
George Rink
Publication year - 1996
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.1996.017
Subject(s) - sowing , test site , geography , forestry , geographic variation , woody plant , archaeology , biology , physical geography , ecology , botany , geology , demography , population , sociology , seismology
Green ash trees from 18 provenances were planted in a seed-source test in 1971 near Manhattan, Kansas, in the central part of the Great Plains Region. Most seed sources were from north of the planting site. After 20 years, growth measurements revealed that the tallest trees were from more southerly sources and/or those near the plantation site. Trees from moderate distances north (150 miles) of the planting site also showed adequate growth. Height and dbh age-age correlations were highly significant and increased when compared to age measurements of earlier intervals.