Fifteen-year results of a balsam fir provenance test in the Lake States
After 15 years in the field, balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Miller) provenances from the eastern portion of the range, and from several Lake States areas, continue to be the most vigorous. Provenances from north and northwest of the Lake States are generally the poorest performers. Much of this pattern of variation in height growth is accounted for by variation in phenology, with susceptibility to spring frost damage being most prevalent among provenances from western Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba provinces. Age-age correlations between measurements taken at 5, 11, and 15 years from seed are variable, with most 5-11 and 5-15 year correlations being very low and even negative in one case.
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Author(s): Trenten Lee Marty, Raymond P. Guries, Carl A. Mohn, Johnathan W. Wright
Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - North Central Tree Improvement Conference - 1983