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Abstract
Abstract.Six- and ten-year results are reported on group-selection management of two small tracts of longleaf pine (
Pinus palustris) in south Alabama. One stand is managed via volume control in the sawtimber component, the other is managed via a structure target, and both are prescription burned on a 3-year cycle. Information is given on structure changes, volume production, and reproduction establishment and development.Comparisons are made with an adjacent tract managed and prescription burned for decades under an even-aged shelterwood system. Advantages and disadvantages of the group-selection system for longleaf pine, both observed and anticipated, are discussed.
Citation
Farrar, Robert M.; Boyer, William D. 1991. Managing Longleaf Pine Under The Selection System - Promises and Problems. In: Proceedings of the 6th biennial southern silvicultural research conference; 1990 October 30-November 1, Memphis, TN. Gen. Tech. Rep. 70. Asheville, NC: USDA, FS, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station; 357-368. Vol. 1
