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Early Cone Collection and Postharvest Treatment Comparisons in a South Carolina Loblolly Pine Seed Orchard

Placing loblolly pine cones in muslin sacks and air-drying in the shade of orchard trees yielded adequate quantities of high-quality seeds. Cones can be collected as early as August 29 with satisfactory seed yields if postharvest treatments are applied.


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Author(s): R. E. Schoenikew, S. W. Cobb, T. D. Astriab

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 35, Number 3 (1984)

Volume: 35

Number: 3