Early growth of diploid, triploid and triploid hybrid Aspen

Authors

Miles K. Benson
Dean W. Einspahr

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Forest Science

Volume

13

Issue

2

First Page

150

Last Page

155

Publication Date

1967

Abstract

A five-year-old planting is described which includes two triploid quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) clones, two triploid hybrid families (P. tremuloides × P. tremula) and two families of diploid quaking aspen. Significant differences between types of materials in specific gravity,height and diameter growth, natural pruning number of branches, branch angle, stem straightness, and branch length were found. Simple correlations between specific gravity and growth emphasize the lack of an adverse influence of rapid growth on specific gravity.

Recommended Citation

Benson, Miles K., Einspahr, Dean W. 1967. Early growth of diploid, triploid and triploid hybrid Aspen. Forest Science 13(2):150-155.