Quercus is one of the most important genera of plants in North America, but is currently undergoing a decrease in abundance and dominance of North American forest ecosystems. Of the two most common North American Quercus species, eastern white oak (Quercus alba) has experienced a slightly greater...

The benefit of using multiple species in dendroclimatic reconstructions in the eastern U.S. has been demonstrated. However, the benefit of including rarely-used species in multispecies reconstructions has been little explored. This paper shows the utility of using a rarely-used species in ...

Dendroarchaeology is a sub-field of dendrochronology (tree-ring science) that deals with the sampling and dating of historically constructed objects such as buildings. The goal of this investigation was to provide construction and expansion dates for the Shrader-Weaver English barn located on a...

Due to a suite of environmental changes, Oregon white oak (Quercus garryana Douglas ex Hook; called Gary oak in Canada) associated ecosystems at many North American sites are being encroached upon by Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. menziesii) and other conifer species....

Dendroarchaeology is under-represented in the Gulf Coastal Plain region of the United States (US), and at present, only three published studies have precision dated a collection of 18th-19th-century structures. In this study, we examined the tree-ring data from pine, poplar, and oak timbers used in ...

Dendrochronological analysis is used to determine white oak's (Quercus alba L.) sensitivity to mean monthly temperature and monthly precipitation for the entirety of its range in the United States. Throughout much of its range, white oak is sensitive to summer precipitation (positive), summer...

Laughery Bluff and Dogwood Nature Preserves are two old-growth forest stands in southeastern Indiana (Ripley County). The stands, which are part of Versailles State Park, are unique in that their stem structure, composition, and dynamics have been monitored repeatedly over many decades. The goals...

Fire management is increasingly used to manage forest stand structure and dynamics. Relatively intense fires can injure the tree stem and induce fire scar formation, affecting subsequent tree growth and wood quality. Here, we consider the physiological effects of fire scarring in white oak....

The Timothy and Lucretia (Jones) Warner Homestead is located in Brighton, Michigan. For over eight years, a descendant of the Warner family has been excavating the site and restoring the Greek Revival house located on the property. Although already listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...