Effects of first thinning on growth of loblolly pine plantations in the West Coastal Plain

Dean W. Coble; Jason B. Grogan

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Effects of first thinning on growth of loblolly pine plantations in the West Coastal Plain

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Authors:

Dean W. Coble, Jason B. Grogan

Year:

2016

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Proceedings of the 18th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-212. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 614 p.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyze thinning response in basal area and height growth of residual loblolly pine trees growing in plantations located in the West Gulf Coastal Plain. Thinning is a well-known silvicultural practice that increases the growing space available to desirable trees by removing competing trees.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 18th biennial southern silvicultural research conference

Citation

Coble, Dean W.; Grogan, Jason B. 2016. Effects of first thinning on growth of loblolly pine plantations in the West Coastal Plain. In: Proceedings of the 18th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-212. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 6 p.