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Performance of Larix sibirica and L. gmelinii in north-central North Dakota

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Siberian larch (Larix sibirica Ledeb.) is a potential alternative tall-tree species for use in shelterbelt plantings in the northern Great Plains. Information from a 26-year-old study containing six Larix seed sources indicates that L. sibirica generally outperformed L. gmelinii and putative L. sibirica × L. gmelinii hybrids in block plantings at a single site in north-central North Dakota. These results suggest that L. sibirica merits further study as a possible species for use in shelterbelt plantings.

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  1. Dept. of Horticulture and Forestry, North Dakota State University, 58105, Fargo, ND, USA

    Tuskan G. A.

  2. Agricultural Research Service, Agricultural Research Station, US Dept. of Agriculture, 58554, Mandan, ND, USA

    R. A. Cunningham

  3. Dept. of Horticulture and Forestry, North Dakota State University, 58105, Fargo, ND, USA

    T. Rensema

  4. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, US Dept. of Agriculture, 68583, Lincoln, NE, USA

    D. Van Haverbeke

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Tuskan, G.A., Cunningham, R.A., Rensema, T. et al. Performance of Larix sibirica and L. gmelinii in north-central North Dakota. New Forest 3, 297–302 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00030039

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