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Fertilization of Red Maple (Acer rubrum) and Littleleaf Linden (Tilia cordata) Trees at Recommended Rates Does Not Aid Tree Establishment

Susan D. Day and J. Roger Harris
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 2007, 33 (2) 113-121; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2007.012
Susan D. Day
Susan D. Day (corresponding author), Research Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 228 Cheatham Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, U.S.,
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J. Roger Harris
J. Roger Harris, Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 301 Saunders Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, U.S.,
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