The response of non-native forest plantation trees to climate change remains poorly
understood. We hypothesized that precipitation and temperature modulate tree-ring width
chronology at each site and that higher tree growth is exhibited at remote sites than sites
near copper mines. This study investigates if the annual tree-ring boundaries in non-native
Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon in Zambia are distinct, cross-datable, and coherent with
climate signal. We collected increment cores from live trees and climate data near and …