Some Effects of Soil Water Tables on the Growth of Sitka Spruce in Northern Ireland
- 1 October 1972
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Forestry: An International Journal of Forest Research
- Vol. 45 (2) , 130-133
- https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/45.2.130
Abstract
Soil water tables and the rooting depth of trees were studied in two areas of gleyed soils in Lisnaskea Forest, Co. Fermanagh, where growth of Sitka spruce is far from uniform. On both areas, poor tree growth is associated with high water tables and shallow rooting. Soils under good trees had a sandy-tertured horizon associated with rotten rock fragments. This horizon could improve drainage conditions and must have been present before planting. It is therefore considered that high soil water tables are a cause rather than a consequence of poor tree growth.Keywords
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