September 26, 2020
Regeneration responses in black ash (Fraxinus nigra) wetlands: implications for forest diversification to address emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis)
Marcella A. Windmuller-Campione, Matthew B. Russell, Robert A. Slesak & Mathew Lochner
New Forests (2020)
Researchers looked at structure and composition of regeneration in black ash wetlands following harvesting using three different silvicultural systems. Site quality and depth of soil muck were found to be important factors in regenerating species other than black ash, while residual overstory density was not. Site-specific factors are important when selecting a silvicultural system in black ash wetlands, and managers working in richer sites with shallower soil muck may have more options.