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Eighteen-Year Development of Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) Plantings on Two Sites

Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) has a wider distribution than any southern hardwood species. Regeneration may occur from either stump and root sprouts or from seed. Planting of bare rooted seedlings is also feasible, with sweetgum being one of four hardwood species used in intensive plantation management in the Southeast (6). This paper compares the growth of two 18-year-old planted stands of similar genetic makeup on two different soils in Mississippi.


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Author(s): Roger M. Krinard, Robert L. Johnson

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 36, Number 3 (1985)

Volume: 36

Number: 3