Dubois et al. examined the effects of tree shelters and herbaceous weed control on second-year seedling survival, browse by deer and rabbits, and seedling growth of hand-planted cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda). The treatments were: weed control only, tree shelter only, tree shelter with weed control, and a control consisting of seedling without a tree shelter or weed control. There was no significant difference in the percentage of seedlings browsed between the control treatment and the weed control treatment. The use of tree shelters with weed control was the most effective treatment for promoting 2-year ground-line diameter, height, and stem volume growth.
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