Development of Longleaf Pine Seedlings Under Parent Trees

William D. Boyer

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Development of Longleaf Pine Seedlings Under Parent Trees

Informally Refereed

Authors:

William D. Boyer

Year:

1963

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. SO-4. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.

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Abstract

In southwest Alabama, unburned seedlings under overstories ranging up to 90 square feet of basal area per acre survived as well as those with no tree competition. After 7 years, milacre stocking averaged 99 percent and survival 72 percent. Growth, but not survival, improved with distance from parent trees. Seedlings under tree crowns had less brown spot than those in the open.

Citation

Boyer, William D. 1963. Development of Longleaf Pine Seedlings Under Parent Trees. Res. Pap. SO-4. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 5 p.