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Immediate Release Needed for Maximum Growth of Seedbed Loblolly Pine

Seeded loblolly pine should be released from overtopping hardwoods early in the first grow-ing season. Delaying release for 1 or 2 years substantially reduces height growth regardless of site or cover conditions, and it may result in seriously depleted stocking. On average or better sites, seeding failures rarely occur when hardwoods are deadened promptly. However, on severe sites, even when seedlings are released, first-year mortality can be high in a dry year.


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Author(s): Glyndon E. Hatchell

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 66 (1964)