Oaks grown from nursery stock have better survival rate

Adams, T; Stanley, M; Sands, P

Oaks grown from nursery stock have better survival rate

Authors

Theodore E. Adams
Marion E. Stanley
Peter B. Sands

Authors Affiliations

T.E. Adams is Extension Wildlands Specialist and Staff Research Associate (retired), respectively, Department of Agronomy and Range Science, UC Davis; M.E. Stanley is Farm Advisor, Emeritus, UC Cooperative Extension, Monterey County; P.B Sands is Extension Wildlands Specialist and Staff Research Associate (retired), respectively, Department of Agronomy and Range Science, UC Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 51(1):26-29. DOI:10.3733/ca.v051n01p26. January 1997.

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Abstract

Studies comparing the performance of blue and valley oak seedlings developing from directly planted acorns and 2-to-3-month-old nursery stock were conducted at several locations in California. Results suggest that transplanted blue oak nursery stock has a survival advantage over seedlings developing from directly planted acorns when the plant materials are grown together under the same conditions. However, the greater cost of nursery stock may make this plant material unattractive for restoration.

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