Poplar Culture in North AmericaThis book is intended to gather under one cover important source information about North American poplars for the benefit of poplar growers and scientists. The scope of the work encompasses all Populus species native to Canada & the United States, including aspens, cottonwoods, naturally occurring hybrids & varieties, and cultivars in current regular use. The first part contains ten chapters that summarize practical knowledge on growing & using poplars. These chapters describe natural species, varieties, & provenances; poplar breeding techniques & strategies; the physiological ecology of poplars; the silviculture & ecology of natural stands and plantations; the use of poplars in urban plantings, windbreaks, and phytoremediation; poplar insects & diseases; and wood properties & utilization. The second part contains four chapters describing the characteristics of the principal poplar clones & cultivars used in North America. It includes discussions of clonal morphology, phenology, sensitivity to insects & pathogens, growth, site relations, wood properties, importance, and regional suitabilty. It also reviews breeding strategies that may be used for poplars in the 21st century. |
Contents
Poplar breeding strategies D E Riemenschneider | 43 |
Physiological ecology of poplars | 77 |
Ecology and silviculture of natural stands of Populus | 119 |
Ecology and silviculture of poplar plantations | 153 |
Environmental benefits of poplar culture | 207 |
Poplar diseases G Newcombe M Ostry | 249 |
Properties and utilization of poplar wood | 277 |
The science of poplar culture D I Dickmann | 293 |
PART B Characteristics of commercial poplar clones and cultivars | 309 |
Key to species and main crosses | 325 |
Descriptions of clonal characteristics | 331 |
Appendix English to metric conversions | 395 |
Common terms and phrases
Aigeiros alba balsam poplar balsamifera bark Biology of Populus biomass black cottonwood bracts branches breeding brown Canada canadensis carbon clonal cm long commercial crops crown cultivars defoliation deltoides Dickmann disease eastern cottonwood Eckenwalder F₁ first-year twigs Flower bracts forest Forestry generosa genes genetic genotypes genus grandidentata growing season growth haŻą hardwood harvesting Heilman herbicides Hinckley insect Isebrands large trunks leaf leaves maximowiczii musiva natural nigra North America NRC Research Press nutrients Ostry Pacific Northwest parent pathogens pests petiole photosynthesis phytoremediation plant plantations poplar culture poplar plantations poplar trees Populus tremuloides Populus trichocarpa Populus x canadensis production propagation quaking aspen Quebec reddish regeneration region resin resistance riparian root system rotation rust seed seedlings selection Septoria canker shoots silvicultural soil species sprouts stem Stettler strategies suckers susceptible sylleptic Tacamahaca testing tion traits tremula tremuloides trichocarpa USDA weed control white poplar winter buds wood xjackii yield