Growth of Planted Slash Pine Under Several Thinning Regimes

W.F. Mann; Hans G. Enghardt

Treesearch

Growth of Planted Slash Pine Under Several Thinning Regimes

Informally Refereed

Authors:

W.F. Mann, Hans G. Enghardt

Year:

1972

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. SO-76. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.

Download (PDF 154 KB)

Download (PDF 154 KB): https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/617.pdf

Abstract

Three intensities of thinning, each started at 10, 13, and 16 years, were applied to slash pine planted on a highly productive, cutover site in central Louisiana. Over a 9-year period, early and heavy thinnings increased diameter growth but reduced volume growth. The longer initial thinnings were deferred, the slower was the response in diameter growth. Growth on unthinned plots was good.

Citation

Mann, W.F., Jr.; Enghardt, Hans G. 1972. Growth of Planted Slash Pine Under Several Thinning Regimes. Res. Pap. SO-76. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.