Response of beech and oaks to wounds made at different times of the year

Dirk Dujesiefken; Walter Liese; Walter Shortle; Rakesh Minocha

U.S. Forest Service

Northern Research Staion Director, Cynthia West

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Response of beech and oaks to wounds made at different times of the year

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Dujesiefken, Dirk; Liese, Walter; Shortle, Walter; Minocha, Rakesh

Year Published

2005

Publication

European Journal of Forest Research. 124: 113-117.

Abstract

Tree care, expecially pruning, is still mostly done in the dormant time. Such treatments expose live inner bark, the vascular cambium, and functioning outer sapwood to harsh external influences followed often by infection of pathogens. Investigations about response reactions of beech and oak to wounding made in different times of the year showed that wound closure was significantly slower for December and February wounds than in April and October.

Keywords

beech; oak; time of wounding; wound reactions; discoloration; phenol concentration

Citation

Dujesiefken, Dirk; Liese, Walter; Shortle, Walter; Minocha, Rakesh. 2005. Response of beech and oaks to wounds made at different times of the year. European Journal of Forest Research. 124: 113-117.

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