Title:

Tree ring widths and diameter at breast height of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) growing in a provenance planting established in 1978 in northern Vermont, USA

Author(s):

Murakami, Paula F.; Butnor, John R.

Publication Year:

2025

How to Cite:

These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

Murakami, Paula F.; Butnor, John R. 2025. Tree ring widths and diameter at breast height of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) growing in a provenance planting established in 1978 in northern Vermont, USA. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2025-0036

Abstract:

This data publication includes raw ring widths (1980-2019) obtained from increment cores of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.) growing in a provenance planting on the campus of The University of Vermont. The provenance planting was established in 1978 and is comprised of several sources spanning the historical range of green ash. Nine sources were selected for increment coring in October 2019 based on the distribution of their seed source origin within the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone (PHZ) Map - from the coldest (PHZ = 3) to the warmest source (PHZ = 7). We sampled a total of 44 trees and provide the diameter at breast height for each tree as well as the raw ring widths for 1-2 cores per tree, resulting in 82 series of ring width measurements.

Keywords:

biota; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; environment; Forest & Plant Health; Climate effects; Insects; Natural Resource Management & Use; Conservation; Forest management; Restoration; green ash; Fraxinus pennsylvanica; tree rings; dendrochronology; Vermont

Related publications:

• Schaberg, Paul G.; Murakami, Paula F.; Hansen, Christopher F.; Hawley, Gary J. 2024. Assessing the influence of climate on the growth of green ash trees from five Plant Hardiness Zones growing in a range-wide provenance test near the species’ northern range limit. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 54(8): 907-917. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0194 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/68308
• Schaberg, Paul G.; Murakami, Paula F.; Hansen, Christopher F.; Hawley, Gary J. 2023. Assessing environmental and genetic influences on green ash in a range-wide provenance test near the species’ northern range limit. DendroEcological Network. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/dendro/project/76#info
• Steiner, K. C.; Williams, M. W.; DeHayes, D. H.; Hall, R. B.; Eckert, R. T.; Bagley, W. T.; Lemmien, W. A.; Karnosky, D. F.; Carter, K. K.; Cech, F. C. 1988. Juvenile performance in a range-wide provenance test of Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh. Silvae Genetica. 37: 104–111.

Metrics:

Visit count : 42 0
Download count: 1
More details

Data Access:

• View metadata (HTML)
• View file index (HTML), which lists all files in this data publication and short description of their contents
• Download all files below for the complete publication:
  • RDS-2025-0036_Metadata_Fileindex.zip (13.77 KB; Checksum)
  • RDS-2025-0036.zip (8.61 KB; Checksum)

Need information about Using our Formats?