Innovations in afforestation of agricultural bottomlands to restore native forests in the eastern USA

Daniel C. Dey, Emile S. Gardiner, John M. Kabrick, John A. Stanturf, Douglass F. Jacobs · 2010 · Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Summary. The paper presents innovations for restoring native forests in former agricultural fields across the eastern USA. Key advances include improved nursery production of larger, healthier seedlings with better root systems, and new silvicultural practices like planting seedlings with cover crops to reduce competition and herbivory. An innovative strategy uses fast-growing poplar trees as nurse crops to establish slower-growing oak species, which are then harvested to release the oaks. These ecosystem-based approaches restore ecological function faster and more affordably than traditional single-species afforestation.

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DOI

10.1080/02827581.2010.485822

Countries

United States

Regions

North America

Categories

climate-and-environment, agtech

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2026-04-28