Name
Kirillov Sergey Vladimirovich
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Volga State University of Technology
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The research purpose was estimate of the red oak
growing suitability in Mari El Republic. To achieve
this goal we investigated experienced 44-year-old red
oak plantation at the Botanical garden-Institute,
determined acorns morphological characteristics of red
and English oaks and seedlings grown from them. The
evaluation of red oak plantings identified excess of
average height and tree diameter in comparison with
English oak, but the sanitary condition of both oaks
forests was weakened due to the influence of the
complex of unfavorable factors. Morphological acorns
evaluation showed that the shape factor of acorns of
English oak is equal to 1.64, while the red oak is 1.1.
Biometrics parameters of red oak bareroote seedlings
in the field were higher than English oak bareroote
seedlings. In greenhouse biometric parameters of red oak container seedlings had not excess. According to
this research, red oak is recommended for use in
landscape construction in Mari El Republic