Growing Eucalypts in Florida for Industrial Wood Production

T.F. Geary; G.F. Meskimen; E.C. Franklin

doi:10.2737/SE-GTR-23

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Growing Eucalypts in Florida for Industrial Wood Production

Informally Refereed

Authors:

T.F. Geary, G.F. Meskimen, E.C. Franklin

Year:

1983

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-GTR-23

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-23. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 43 p.

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Abstract

Eucalypt planting is practical on many sites in southern Florida, and strains resistant to freezes farther north are being bred. Methods have been developed for tree improvement, seed collection and handling, nursery management, plantation establishment and protection,and coppice regeneration.Guides to yields and utilization have been produced.

Keywords

Reforestation, eucalyptus, tree improvement, seed technology, nursery practices, establishment methods, protection, coppice management, yields, utilization

Citation

Geary, T.F.; Meskimen, G.F.; Franklin, E.C. 1983. Growing Eucalypts in Florida for Industrial Wood Production. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-23. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 43 p.