Vegetative Propagation of Yellow Birch From Stem Cuttings
Softwood cuttings from yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britt.) trees of up to 38 years of age were rooted in a greenhouse under intermittent mist using commercial rooting compounds containing NAA or IBA. Rooting percent varied considerably among clones. Average rooting success over all treatments and conditions with forest-grown trees as the dominant source of cuttings was 23.5 and 17.7% in 1977 and 1978, respectively. Best rooting occurs during July and August, but plants rooted in early summer have the best chance of surviving through the winter in the nursery and being successfully field planted. Tree Planters' Notes 39(2):37-42; 1988.
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Author(s): Peter R. Hannah
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volumes 39, Number 2 (1988)
Section: General
Volume: 39
Number: 2
