Longleaf pine cone production in relation to site index, stand age, and stand density

Thomas Croker

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Longleaf pine cone production in relation to site index, stand age, and stand density

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Thomas Croker

Year:

1973

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SO-156. New Orleans, LA: USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3p

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Abstract

Few cones were produced in stands less than 30 years old. In stands 30 to 70 years in age, production seemed best at timber densities of about 30 square feet of basal area per acre, and tended to increase with increasing site index.

Keywords

Pinus palustris, seed, natural regeneration

Citation

Croker, Jr., Thomas C. 1973. Longleaf pine cone production in relation to site index, stand age, and stand density. Res. Note SO-156. New Orleans, LA: USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3p.