Are regional characteristics of tree growth transmitted through the seed

Abstract

Introduction: In the fall of 1896 the Division of Forestry, U.S. Dept. of Agr., invited the department of K.S.A.C. to cooperate in a test of forest-tree seed from various localities. It was the object of these experiments to prove or disprove the prevalent idea that a species may grow successfully over a wide area when propagated from seeds taken within restricted limits…