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Impact of Trenching on Root Loss and Tree Stability

Jason W. Miesbauer, Andrew K. Koeser and Brian Kane
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) January 2025, 51 (1) 94-102; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2024.026
Jason W. Miesbauer
The Morton Arboretum Lisle, IL, USA
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Andrew K. Koeser
University of Florida—Gulf Coast Research and Education Center 14625 County Road 672 Wimauma, FL, USA
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University of Massachusetts–Amherst Amherst, MA, USA
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