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Characterizing Reproductive Phenology of Seed Orchard Clones

Phenological observations were made on fifteen clones in two first-generation loblolly pine seed orchards. A Coastal seed orchard was observed in 1986; a Virginia Piedmont seed orchard was observed in 1988. A method for illustrating clonal patterns of female and male reproductive phenology is presented. Within-clone variation in reproductive phenology was generally low. Within-tree variation was greater among crown levels (upper, middle, lower) than it was by crown aspect (north, south). These data are discussed from a seed orchard management perspective.


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Author(s): T. D. Blush

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1989

Section: General Session: Seed Orchard Management