OAK GROWTH AS INFLUENCED BY AN OZARK FRAGIPAN

In this 1978-1979 study, the relationship between oak tree growth and fragipan soils on an upland forested site in south-central Missouri is studied by examining: (1) the relationship of the fragipan to landscape position; (2) physical and chemical properties of the study site and relating observed differences to the presence or absence of a fragipan; (3) root distribution patterns of seven oak trees growing on the site; and (4) oak stem growth patterns on the site.