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Seed origin variation in Sitka spruce

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Roger Lines
Roger Lines
Affiliation:
Forestry Commission, Northern Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9SY, Scotland, U.K.
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Synopsis

Because of the wide latitudinal range of Sitka spruce, trees of different origin show very large differences in growth rate and adaptability when grown on a variety of sites in Britain. The Forestry Commission has forty-eight seed origin trials, planted between 1929 and 1975, which are now beginning to provide a good overall picture of this variation. On the other hand, differences in morphology and colour are relatively minor, so that it is very difficult to identify the seed origin of a stand of trees on visual grounds alone. Southerly origins (below Latitude 47°N) grow fastest, but they suffer more severe frost damage, particularly in the nursery, and tend to have lower density timber than those from 53°N or above.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 93 , Issue 1-2: Sitka Spruce , 1987 , pp. 25 - 39
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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