The state of mixed shortleaf pine-upland oak management in Missouri

Elizabeth M. Blizzard; David R. Larsen; Daniel C. C. Dey; John M. Kabrick; David Gwaze

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The state of mixed shortleaf pine-upland oak management in Missouri

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Authors:

Elizabeth M. Blizzard, David R. Larsen, Daniel C. C. Dey, John M. Kabrick, David Gwaze

Year:

2007

Type:

General Technical Report - Proceedings

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 153-157.

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Abstract

Mixed shortleaf pine-upland oak stands allow flexibility in type and timing of regeneration, release, and harvesting treatments for managers; provide unique wildlife and herbaceous community niches; and increase visual diversity. Most of the research to date focused on growing pure pine or oak stands, with little research on today's need to grow pine-oak mixtures. Despite this lack of information, resourceful foresters are using various regeneration treatments in even- and uneven-aged stands to increase the density of shortleaf pine among oaks. In this paper, we discuss past and current regeneration treatments applied by Missouri Department of Conversation and USDA Forest Service foresters.

Parent Publication

Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium

Citation

Blizzard, Elizabeth M.; Larsen, David R.; Dey, Daniel C.; Kabrick, John M.; Gwaze, David. 2007. The state of mixed shortleaf pine-upland oak management in Missouri. In: Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 153-157.