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Douglas Fir Release from Tanoak and Pacific Madrone Competition
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 June 2017
Abstract
Broadleaf species such as tanoak [Lithocarpus densiflorus (Hook. & Arn.) Rend.] and pacific madrone (Arbutus menziezii Pursh) reduced conifer growth on previously logged or burned areas of the northern California and southwest Oregon coast range. Cut-surface applications of 2,4-D [(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid], 2,4,5-T [(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid], and picloram (4-amino-3,5,6-trichloropicolinic acid) into tanoak and pacific madrone growing as overstory to Douglas fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] were found to provide acceptable control for 10 years following application. Increment cores obtained from Douglas fir in treated and non-treated plots revealed substantial stem enlargement as a result of tanoak and pacific madrone control.
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