Title:

Tree ring widths and diameter at breast height of American chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.) growing in a provenance planting established in 2009 on the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont

Author(s):

Murakami, Paula F.; Butnor, John R.

Publication Year:

2026

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Murakami, Paula F.; Butnor, John R. 2026. Tree ring widths and diameter at breast height of American chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.) growing in a provenance planting established in 2009 on the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2026-0053

Abstract:

This data publication includes earlywood, latewood, and whole ring width measurements (2010-2018) of American chestnut (Castanea dentata (Marsh.) Borkh.) increment cores collected from a provenance planting on the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. The planting was established in 2009 and is comprised of 13 provenances spanning the historical range of American chestnut. On October 30, 2018 and November 5, 2018, two increment cores were collected from 107 trees exhibiting minimal to no chestnut blight symptoms. This data package includes a separate file for each of the earlywood, latewood, and whole ring measurements as well as files containing provenance information (location and elevation) and diameter at breast height for each tree measured.

Keywords:

biota; climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere; environment; Forest & Plant Health; Invasive species; Climate effects; Natural Resource Management & Use; Conservation; Forest management; Restoration; American chestnut; Castanea dentata; tree rings; dendrochronology; spring phenology; foliar and shoot freezing injury; air temperature; moisture availability; Vermont

Related publications:

• Schaberg, Paul G.; Murakami, Paula F.; Collins, Kendra M.; Hansen, Christopher F.; Hawley, Gary J. 2022. Phenology, cold injury and growth of American chestnut in a range-wide provenance test. Forest Ecology and Management. 513: 120178. 12 p. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120178 https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/64480
• Schaberg, Paul G.; Murakami, Paula F.; Collins, Kendra M. 2022. Progeny test: assessing the influence of genetics and the environment on American chestnut at its northern range limit. Chestnut. 36(3): 31-34. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/65314
• Schaberg, Paul G.; Murakami, Paula F.; Collins, Kendra M.; Hansen, Christopher F.; Hawley, Gary J. 2022. Phenology, cold injury and growth of American chestnut in a range-wide provenance test. DendroEcological Network. https://www.uvm.edu/femc/CI4/dendro/project/70

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