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Root Growth Beneath Sidewalks Near Trees of Four Genera

Nicholas E. D’Amato, T. Davis Sydnor, Robin Hunt and Bert Bishop
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 2002, 28 (6) 283-290; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2002.042
Nicholas E. D’Amato
1Graduate Assistant of Urban Forestry, School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.
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T. Davis Sydnor
2Professor of Urban Forestry, School of Natural Resources, The Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.
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Robin Hunt
3Urban Forest Specialist, Cincinnati Park Board, The City of Cincinnati, Ohio
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4Statistical Consultant, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, OH 44691, U.S.
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