RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Blue Oak Mini-plug Transplants: How They Compare to Standard Bareroot and Container Stock
JF Native Plants Journal
JO NATIVE PLANTS JOURNAL
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 84
OP 89
DO 10.3368/npj.1.2.84
VO 1
IS 2
A1 McCreary, Douglas D
A1 Lippitt, Laurie
YR 2000
UL http://npj.uwpress.org/content/1/2/84.abstract
AB Blue oak (Quercus douglasii Hook & Arn. [Fagaceae]) is a widely distributed California oak that is regenerating poorly in portions of its range. Recent concern over habitat loss in blue oak woodlands has prompted efforts to regenerate this species artificially. Our study examined whether a relatively new stock type called mini-plug transplants would perform better in the field than conventional bareroot and container plants. Our results suggest that thought it is possible to produce blue oak mini-plug seedlings with large fibrous root systems, field performance was similar to other stock types that can currently be produced more economically.