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hardwoodPossumhaw is moderately tolerant to periodic flooding. Mature
trees can withstand flooding of up to 35 percent of the growing season.
Saplings have survived 105 days of flooding from March to July [
11].
Near Alton, Illinois, possumhaw maintained vigorous growth through
4 years of continuous flooding, but declined in the fifth year [
9]. It
is more likely to survive in frequently flooded plots than is common
persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) or elms (Ulmus spp.) [
37].
Possumhaw can suppress regeneration of timber species [
10].
Control: Possumhaw is susceptible to stem injection of 2,4-D and
glyphosate [
10,
22]. Possumhaw seedling counts were highest on
bottomland hardwood sites that had been harvested and site-prepared by
herbicide stem injection of all stems larger than 2 inches (5 cm) d.b.h.
The lowest numbers of possumhaw seedlings occurred on sites that
had been harvested and site-prepared by shearing [
14]. When managing
for white-tailed deer, burning or slashing possumhaw stems is
preferable to herbicide application; the sprouts resulting from those
treatments provide deer browse [
10].
Possumhaw is a good choice in plantings for wildlife; individual
plant fruit production is consistent from year to year, and a high
percentage (greater than 70 percent) of individuals bear fruit [
28].
Increase: Production of possumhaw browse was highest under medium-
thinning intensity in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations [
2].
Possumhaw can be propagated by cuttings [
42].
