Oriental Bittersweet: A Growing Threat to Hardwood Silviculture in the Appalachians
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Northern Journal of Applied Forestry
- Vol. 4 (4) , 174-177
- https://doi.org/10.1093/njaf/4.4.174
Abstract
Oriental bittersweet, an introduced, deciduous shrubby vine, has the potential to become a serious pest on many hardwood regeneration sites in the Appalachians. Like wild grapevines, oriental bittersweet damages young hardwood stands by stem girdling, increasing risk of ice damage, and eventually causing death by shading the crown foliage. This vine is unusual in that its seedlings are extremely shade tolerant and on good-quality sites will respond to release with rapid growth. North. J. Appl. For. 4:174-177, Dec. 1987.Keywords
This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: