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Pruning Acer rubrum at Planting Impacts Structure and Growth After Three Growing Seasons

Edward F. Gilman
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) January 2015, 41 (1) 11-17; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2015.002
Edward F. Gilman
Edward F. Gilman, Professor, Environmental Horticulture Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
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