¥Naturally Occurring Hypovirulence?:
–Longer periods of survival in clearcuts are associated
with release of young sprouts from
competition, as proposed by Griffin.
We release trees to promote flowering, which increases with increased
exposure to sunlight. This cut was 12 years old in 2001. Its trees were first
released in 1996, resulting in a pure stand of chestnut on the hill in the foreground.