Shortleaf Pine Seed Production in the Piedmont

David L. Bramlett

Shortleaf Pine Seed Production in the Piedmont

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David L. Bramlett

Year:

1965

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Res. Note SE-38. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

Shortleaf pine occupies millions of acres of commercial forest land in the Southeastern United States and is one of the preferred pine species throughout much of its range. Natural regeneration of this species after harvest, however, is a major problem for forest managers. Adequate seed production is the first requirement of successful natural regeneration, and annual records are needed to provide information on the frequency and adequacy of seed crops--seed crops which, it must be remembered, take about 26 months to develop.

Citation

Bramlett, David L. 1965. Shortleaf Pine Seed Production in the Piedmont. Res. Note SE-38. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.