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Tree Shelters Accelerate Slow-Growing Species in Nurseries

Robert K. Witmer, Henry D. Gerhold and Eric R. Ulrich
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) January 1997, 23 (1) 40-48; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1997.005
Robert K. Witmer
Graduate Assistant, School of Forest Resources, Penn State University
Professor of Forest Genetics, School of Forest Resources, Penn State University
Manager - Forestry (retired), Met-Ed/Penelec
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Henry D. Gerhold
Graduate Assistant, School of Forest Resources, Penn State University
Professor of Forest Genetics, School of Forest Resources, Penn State University
Manager - Forestry (retired), Met-Ed/Penelec
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Eric R. Ulrich
Graduate Assistant, School of Forest Resources, Penn State University
Professor of Forest Genetics, School of Forest Resources, Penn State University
Manager - Forestry (retired), Met-Ed/Penelec
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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) Jan 1997, 23 (1) 40-48; DOI: 10.48044/jauf.1997.005
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