Shortleaf pine stands five years after seedfall on prepared sites

William R. Maple

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Shortleaf pine stands five years after seedfall on prepared sites

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William R. Maple

Year:

1965

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SO-27

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Abstract

Five years after an excellent seed crop, north Arkansas sites on which a seedbed had been prepared with a rotary brushcutter had seven times as many shortleaf pine seedlings as untreated check areas. Prescribed burning or chemical treatment was considerably less effective.

Keywords

site preparation

Citation

Maple, William R. 1965. Shortleaf pine stands five years after seedfall on prepared sites. Res. Note SO-27. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 2 p.