. Biennial report of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station for the years 1947 and 1948. Forests and forestry Southern States. annual growth of loblolly pine on fair sites maximizes at about 30 to 35 years of age. Short rotations are indicated when the intent of management is to produce high volume rather than quality timber. Unfortunately, loblolly pine seed trees of this age, grown in fully stocked stands, will not, after the rest of the stand is cut, produce enough seed to seed in the area quickly to a second crop. The years of delay required for these young trees to attain seed product
. Biennial report of the Southeastern Forest Experiment Station for the years 1947 and 1948. Forests and forestry Southern States. annual growth of loblolly pine on fair sites maximizes at about 30 to 35 years of age. Short rotations are indicated when the intent of management is to produce high volume rather than quality timber. Unfortunately, loblolly pine seed trees of this age, grown in fully stocked stands, will not, after the rest of the stand is cut, produce enough seed to seed in the area quickly to a second crop. The years of delay required for these young trees to attain seed production permit the establishment of competing hardwoods that smother out the more desirable pine reproduction. The Station is now testing three things that can possibly make management for pulpwood production feasible: First, methods of planting or direct seed- ing clear-cut areas. Second, treatment of potential seed trees before the final harvest cut, so that they will be in full seed production when the seed is needed. Third, studies of seedbed conditions so that satisfactory restocking can be obtained with minimum amounts of seed from young A seed-tree strip-cutting on a commercial-sized compartment in a loblolly pine forest of coastal Virginia. - 26 -. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N. C. ). Asheville, N. C. : Southeastern Forest Experiment Station
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