Woody biomass potential of the Chinese tallow tree |
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Authors: | Herbert W Scheld Joe R Cowles |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Biology, University of Houston, 77004, Houston, TX
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Abstract: | The Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum Roxb.) is a rapid-growing species that has become naturalized along the Gulf and southern Atlantic coasts. The tree is particularly well adapted to poorly-drained and saline soils. Chinese tallow seedlings planted at 2’×2’ spacing produced over 5 dry tons of biomass/acre at the end of the second growing season while the biomass accumulation on coppiced plots was more than 7 dry tons /acre at the end of the second year. The Chinese tallow tree has considerable promise as a woody biomass species in the southern coastal regions of the United States. |
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