A working plan for forest lands near Pine Bluff, Arkansas . 8ILVICULTUKAL NOTES. 33 Loblolly Pixe (Pinus txda Linn.). Situation.—Loblolly Pine is found at its best on the pine flats. Italso occurs on the ridges, but seldom reaches its full developmentthere. Soil.—Soils which are favorable to the Sbortleaf Pine are also mostsuitable to the Loblolly, with the one exception that the latter requires. 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36DIAMETER BREAST HIGH-INCHES Fig. 8.—Diagram showing the relation between the total height, merchantable length, crown length,and clear rength for Shortleaf Pine on t
A working plan for forest lands near Pine Bluff, Arkansas . 8ILVICULTUKAL NOTES. 33 Loblolly Pixe (Pinus txda Linn.). Situation.—Loblolly Pine is found at its best on the pine flats. Italso occurs on the ridges, but seldom reaches its full developmentthere. Soil.—Soils which are favorable to the Sbortleaf Pine are also mostsuitable to the Loblolly, with the one exception that the latter requires. 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36DIAMETER BREAST HIGH-INCHES Fig. 8.—Diagram showing the relation between the total height, merchantable length, crown length,and clear rength for Shortleaf Pine on the basis of diameter breasthigh. a little more moisture. The Loblolly prefers a fresh soil, and it canBoorish even in a fairly moist one. Occasional specimens are foundon the higher levels of the bottom lands. Any prolonged exposure tostanding water is. however, quite fatal to its growth. Tolerance ami reproduction.—In its demand for light, the Loblollvis very similar to the Shortleaf Pine, with the important exception22019—No. 32—02 3 34 WORKING PLAN FOR FOREST LANDS NEAR PINE BLUFF, ARK. that under certain conditions it can tolerate a greater amount of shadeduring youth; where the soil conditions are favorable, Loblolly seed-lings will come up under an amount of shade from the hardwoodswhich Shortleaf seedlings would not be able to withstand. Neverthe-less, the Loblolly, like th
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