Northern Research Station

Title: Success of trees and shrubs in an 18-year-old planting on mine spoil

Author: Wade, Gary L.; Thompson, Ralph L.; Vogel, Willis G.

Date: 1985

Source: Res. Pap. NE-567. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.

Station ID: RP-NE-567

Description: Reports the status of l&year-old plantings of 25 tree and 25 shrub species on surface-mine spoil. The value of the species for wood products, wildlife habitat, site stabilizers, and soil builders is discussed

Keywords: surface mine reclamation; trees; shrubs; survival; growth; species trials

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Wade, Gary L.; Thompson, Ralph L.; Vogel, Willis G.  1985.  Success of trees and shrubs in an 18-year-old planting on mine spoil.   Res. Pap. NE-567. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p..