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Root system of ponderosa pine sapling

imageID: 19842
Description: Root system of ponderosa pine sapling
Keywords: study
Photographer: Gus A. Pearson
Original collection id: 242306
Media: black and white print
Collection: Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs
Quality: 3
Copyright: 1918
Location: Fort Valley Experimental Forest; AZ; USA
Date(yyyy): 1918
Comments: Root system of ponderosa pine sapling about 6 feet tall grown on stony clay loam soil. Note the strong laterals about 6 inches below the groundline. The tap root was deflected by rocks.
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

Olberding, Susan D.; Huebner, Daniel P.; Edminster, Carleton B. 2007. Fort Valley Experimental Forest historical photographs. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2007-0005


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