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Two years after planting, five populations of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis (D.Don) Spach) stecklings (rooted cuttings) at two latitudes and two elevations were tested for freezing tolerance through the winter by the freeze-induced electrolyte leakage method. There were few significant differences in freezing damage among the five populations. Freezing tolerance closely followed trends in daily mean temperature. At the southern latitude sites, high elevation stecklings were less damaged by freezing than low elevation stecklings in the autumn and late spring. No consistent elevational differences in freezing tolerance of stecklings were observed at the northern latitude sites.
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Davradou, M., Hawkins, B. Effects of plantation location and population on the seasonal freezing tolerance of yellow-cedar (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis) stecklings. New Forests 15, 77–87 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006516525101
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