Oak Group Planting Produces a Higher Number of Future Crop Trees, with Better Spatial Distribution than Row Planting

Recent studies have reported superior tree quality and comparable tree growth of oaks planted in group compared with row planting. However, a comparative assessment of the potential future crop trees (PFCTs) between group and row planting is still lacking. Here, we compared the density and tree qual...

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Main Authors: Georgios Skiadaresis, Somidh Saha, Jürgen Bauhus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-11-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/11/289