A successful direct seeding of sugar pine.

William I. Stein

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A successful direct seeding of sugar pine.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William I. Stein

Year:

1957

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

Source:

USDA Forest Service PNW Old Series Research Paper No. 25: 1-19

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Abstract

In southwestern Oregon, the first pilot-scale direct seeding of sugar pine produced a well-stocked stand of seedlings on a 45-acre tract. Control of seed-eating rodents was accomplished by spot-baiting with 1080-treated wheat before seeding, by spot-baiting with thallium sulfate-treated wheat in late December, and by broadcast-baiting with 1080-treated wheat in early May. In November, seed was placed in the ground less than an inch deep in spots spaced 4 x 8 feet apart. Seeding and poisoning combined required approximately one man-day per seeded acre.

Citation

Stein, William I. 1957. A successful direct seeding of sugar pine. USDA Forest Service PNW Old Series Research Paper No. 25: 1-19