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Growth and Water Use Characteristics of Six Eastern North American Oak (Quercus) Species and the Implications for Urban Forestry

Daniel K. Struve, Petra Sternberg, Nick Drunasky, Kurt Bresko and Rico Gonzalez
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) September 2006, 32 (5) 202-213; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2006.026
Daniel K. Struve
Daniel K. Struve (corresponding author), Professor, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, 2001 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.,
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Petra Sternberg
Petra Sternberg, Graduate Student, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, 2001 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.
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Nick Drunasky
Nick Drunasky, Former Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, 2001 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.
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Kurt Bresko
Kurt Bresko, Research Associate, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, 2001 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.
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Rico Gonzalez
Rico Gonzalez, Former Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, 2001 Fyffe Ct., Columbus, OH 43210, U.S.
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Keywords

  • Dry weight
  • water use efficiency
  • xeric- and mesic-site adapted species.
  • Species used in this study
  • Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpus (Michx.))
  • pin oak (Q. palustris (Muenchh.))
  • chestnut oak (Q. prinus (L.))
  • northern red oak (Q. rubra (L))
  • (Q. shumardii (Buckl.))
  • (Q. velutina (Lamb.))

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