Southern Research Station

Title: A comparison of tree shelters and their effects on seedling survival and growth of two bottomland hardwood species: first-year results

Author: Stuhlinger, H. Christoph; Earl, Jeffrey A.; Montgomery, Rebecca A.; DeFee, Buren B., II

Date: 2006

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-92. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 262

Description: Tree shelters can aid hardwood establishment by improving seedling survival and growth. Shelters are translucent plastic tubes that act as mini-greenhouses by maintaining a higher humidity environment. Can less-costly shelters achieve the same improved results as more expensive shelters?

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Stuhlinger, H. Christoph; Earl, Jeffrey A.; Montgomery, Rebecca A.; DeFee, Buren B., II  2006.  A comparison of tree shelters and their effects on seedling survival and growth of two bottomland hardwood species: first-year results.   Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-92. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 262