supported by Future Trees Trust,The Patsy Wood Trust,Scottish Forestry Trust,Aitchinson Tait Trust,and Action Oak.
Acorn production in oaks(Quercus spp.)shows considerable inter-annual variation,known as masting.The effects of pollen sourced from trees within or outside the stand on acorn production were investigated in pedunculat...
supported by Future Trees Trust,The Patsy Wood Trust,Scottish Forestry Trust,Aitchinson Tait Trust,and Action Oak for funding;support from the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NE/S015833/1 (QUINTUS));support from the JABBS Trust,Norbury Park Estate,The John Horseman Trust,Ecological Continuity Trust,and the University of Birmingham;Access to BIFoR Core Data was funded by Royal Society University Research Fellowship URFR1191326
Acorn production in oak(Quercus spp.)shows considerable inter-annual variation,known as masting,which provides a natural defence against seed predators but a highly-variable supply of acorns for uses such as in commer...