Factors affecting branch wound occlusion and associated decay following pruning – a case study with wild cherry (Prunus avium L.)

Pruning wild cherry (Prunus avium L.) is a common silvicultural practice carried out to produce valuable timber at a veneer wood quality. Sub-optimal pruning treatments can permit un-occluded pruning wounds to develop devaluing decay. The aim of this study is to determine relevant branch, tree and p...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Sheppard, Matthias Urmes, Christopher Morhart, Heinrich Spiecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia agraria - Research Centre for Forestry and Wood 2016-11-01
Series:Annals of Silvicultural Research
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Online Access:http://cra-journals.cineca.it/index.php/asr/article/view/1193