The Tale of Two Forests: Oak Management in Memphis’s Urban Forested Natural Areas

Authors

Anna N. Vo, Memphis Botanical GardenFollow
Lee E. Bridges, Overton Park ConservancyFollow
Allan Trently, Tennessee Department of Environment and ConservationFollow

Publication Date

4-24-2025

Management for oak (Quercus spp.) recruitment is difficult for many urban forested natural area managers (Piana et al., 2021a). A common theme in species composition of urban forested natural areas is dominance of oaks in the overstory with little to no oak regeneration (Pregitzer et al., 2019; Fahey et al., 2012). Developing urban silvicultural techniques that promote oak restoration that are also feasible at varying scales and socially acceptable has presented a challenge to managers (Piana et al., 2021b). The Memphis Botanic Garden and Overton Park Conservancy are combining their management and research efforts to improve understanding and management of oak recruitment in urban forested natural areas of the region.

Recommended Citation

Vo, Anna N.; Bridges, Lee E.; and Trently, Allan (2025) "The Tale of Two Forests: Oak Management in Memphis’s Urban Forested Natural Areas," Cities and the Environment (CATE): Vol. 13: Iss. 1, Article 45.
DOI: 10.15365/cate.2020.130145
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cate/vol13/iss1/45

DOI

10.15365/cate.2020.130145

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