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Loblolly-Pitch Pine Breeding Orchards

The Northeastern Forest Experiment Station and the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company will soon establish orchards for artificial breeding within pitch pine, within loblolly pine, and between the two species. The overall objective is to provide a source of high-quality, locally adapted hard pines for most sections of the Northeast. To meet this objective, artificial breeding and outplanting tests will be needed on a fairly extensive scale, because there are several questions that should be answered.


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Author(s): Silas Little

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Northeastern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1964