VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Thelypteris noveboracensis | New York Fern 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
NO-ENTRY


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
NO-ENTRY


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
In hardwood forests of the Northeast, New York fern can sometimes be an
undesirable species because of its ability to outcompete seedlings of
commercially important tree species [3,10,11,12].  It can form a dense
ground cover, especially following clearcutting, preventing
establishment of hardwood seedlings.  Treatment with glyphosate or
sulfometuron before clearcutting is recommended to reduce New York fern
cover [10,12].

White-tailed deer browsing of Allegheny hardwood seedlings, particularly
black cherry (Prunus serotina), can cause increases of New York fern
[11,26].  New York fern produces phenols which can kill black cherry
seedlings [5].

Acid rain studies on Long Island, New York, showed that New York fern
became a dominant understory species where pH levels declined to between
3.8 to 4.1 [9].

Related categories for Species: Thelypteris noveboracensis | New York Fern