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AgriculturePlant BiologyPlant SciencesForest ManagementPlant EcologyTree-crop InteractionsForest GrowthSeedling EstablishmentSeedling Growth SuppressionSeedling PropagationSeedling SurvivalTree RegenerationCanopy Growth DynamicsHeight Growth ResponseRegeneration ResponseSeedling DynamicsSeedling Growth DynamicsSeedling Vigor AssessmentTree Growth ResponseTree Vigor Modulation
Simulating natural damage to leaders of forest-grown seedlings of yellow birch and sugar maple resulted in no loss of vigor but a loss in net height growth. Leader elongation depended upon seedling, shoot, and bud characteristics rather than on the extent of damage.