RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evaluation of Ponderosa Pine Seed Sources for the Eastern Great Plains
JF Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF)
JO JOA
FD International Society of Arboriculture
SP 139
OP 144
DO 10.48044/jauf.1987.030
VO 13
IS 5
A1 Richard F. Kopp
A1 Wayne A. Geyer
A1 Robert M. Argent
A1 Keith D. Lynch
YR 1987
UL http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/13/5/139.abstract
AB Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) were planted in north central Kansas in 1968 as part of a program to identify suitable seed sources for the Eastern Great Plains. Fifteen-year survival and height were obtained and evaluated during 1983. Foliage color and retention data were obtained during 1986. Sources from north central Nebraska and southern South Dakota were best suited to the eastern Great Plains because of their superior height growth, foliage characteristics, and above average survival. The opportunity now exists to select seed from native stands to improve upon the poor performance often exhibited by plantings of ponderosa pine in the region.