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Propagation of Southern Red Oak and Water Oak by Rooted Cuttings

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Southern red oak and water oak, needed in studies of fusiform rust of southern pines, were propagated from cuttings of rooted stump sprouts and mature tree branches placed in outdoor propagation beds in June. Root strike and root development were increased when cuttings with basal wounds were treated with both the hormone IBA and the fungicide folpet. Cuttings from water oak rooted better than those from southern red oak.

Citation

Duncan, Horace J.; Matthews, Fred R. 1969. Propagation of Southern Red Oak and Water Oak by Rooted Cuttings. Res. Note SE-107. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/2769