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California big trees: Young trees make rapid growth and are adaptable to transplanting
Author
Woodbridge MetcalfAuthor Affiliations
Woodbridge Metcalf is Associate Professor of Forestry and Extension Forester, Agricultural Extension Service, Berkeley.Publication Information
Hilgardia 2(8):3-3. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n08p3. August 1948.
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Abstract
Young stands of California's big trees—the Sequoia gigantea—under study for 32 years have demonstrated the ability of the species to reproduce itself under favorable conditions, proving that the mammoth old trees need not be the last survivors of their kind.
Metcalf W. 1948. California big trees: Young trees make rapid growth and are adaptable to transplanting. Hilgardia 2(8):3-3. DOI:10.3733/ca.v002n08p3
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