Changes in surface water table depth and soil physical properties after harvest and establishment of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) in Atlantic coastal plain wetlands of South Carolina

Abstract In three separate studies on the Lower Atlantic Coastal Plain, sites were sheared, root-raked, and bedded, and phosphorus was applied. Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings were planted, and nitrogen fertilizer and preemergence herbicide were applied at several different times. In all three studies, loblolly pine responded positively in height, diameter, and aboveground biomass to herbicide applied in the spring following planting. Responses to nitrogen application were inconsistent. A pronounced increase in growth was found in only one study. There, a nitrogen and a herbicide treatment interacted to give a three-fold increase in aboveground seedling biomass after one growing season. The lack of response to nitrogen in the other two studies may be attributable to low rainfall in the spring after planting and mineralization of native nitrogen from soil organic matter. South. J. Appl. For. 12(1):33-36.

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Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) productivity 23 years after wet site harvesting and site preparation in the lower Atlantic coastal plain

Forest Ecology and Management ◽

10.1016/j.foreco.2017.07.007 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 401 ◽

pp. 207-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Charles M. Neaves ◽

W. Michael Aust ◽

M. Chad Bolding ◽

Scott M. Barrett ◽

Carl C. Trettin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pinus Taeda ◽

Loblolly Pine ◽

Coastal Plain ◽

Site Preparation ◽

Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽

Pinus Taeda L ◽

Atlantic Coastal

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Performance of Livingston Parish Loblolly Pine in the Georgia Piedmont

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/10.2.84 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 84-87

Author(s):

H. R. Powers

Keyword(s):

Pinus Taeda ◽

Loblolly Pine ◽

Coastal Plain ◽

Source Material ◽

Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽

Rust Disease ◽

Fusiform Rust ◽

Pinus Taeda L ◽

Georgia Piedmont ◽

Atlantic Coastal

Abstract Seedlings of Livingston Parish (Louisiana) loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) have been widely used across the Gulf and south Atlantic Coastal Plain to reduce the damage caused by the fusiform rust disease. Since this seed-source material provided the first rust-resistant seedlings available to forestland managers, it was used wherever rust damage was heavy, in some cases into the Piedmont north of the recommended area of planting. This paper evaluates the performance of ten-year-old Livingston Parish trees in such an area. The rust resistance of the Livingston Parish trees was outstanding, with 83% being free of disease as compared with only 14% of the commercial controls. There was no difference in growth between the two groups of trees, and ice breakage was not significantly greater in the Livingston Parish trees. South. J. Appl. For. 10:84-87, May 1986.

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Soil properties in site prepared loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) stands 25 years after wet weather harvesting in the lower Atlantic coastal plain

Forest Ecology and Management ◽

10.1016/j.foreco.2017.08.015 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 404 ◽

pp. 344-353 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Charles M. Neaves ◽

W. Michael Aust ◽

M. Chad Bolding ◽

Scott M. Barrett ◽

Carl C. Trettin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soil Properties ◽

Pinus Taeda ◽

Loblolly Pine ◽

Coastal Plain ◽

Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽

Wet Weather ◽

Pinus Taeda L ◽

Atlantic Coastal

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Loblolly Pine Response to Bedding and Fertilization Varies by Drainage Class on Lower Atlantic Coastal Plain Sites

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/10.1.16 ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 16-21 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

W. H. McKee ◽

L. P. White

Keyword(s):

Pinus Taeda ◽

Loblolly Pine ◽

Coastal Plain ◽

Growth Response ◽

Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽

Phosphorus Fertilization ◽

Differential Growth ◽

Drainage Class ◽

Pinus Taeda L ◽

Atlantic Coastal

Abstract Growth response of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) to bedding and phosphorus fertilization was determined on three sites classified as moderately well, somewhat poorly, and poorly drained. Ten-year growth in terms of height and diameter showed a pronounced response to treatments on the poorly drained site but only a small response on the other sites on which competition was eliminated as a factor in all treatments. Bedding and fertilization interacted only on the poorly drained site where response to bedding was most pronounced. Our projection of height over age curves for individual treatments suggest that response to phosphorus alone may compare favorably with bedding plus phosphorus after the pines are about age 20 on the poorly drained site. Nutrient concentration in foliage alone was not indicative of the differential growth response to fertilizer obtained over drainage classes.

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How Many Tree Heights Should You Measure for Natural, Atlantic Coastal Plain Loblolly Site Index?

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/5.4.180 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 180-183 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

F. Thomas Lloyd

Keyword(s):

Sample Size ◽

Loblolly Pine ◽

Coastal Plain ◽

Site Index ◽

Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽

Stand Age ◽

Site Class ◽

Pinus Taeda L ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Atlantic Coastal

Abstract Sample size is tabulated for the number of tree heights needed to site-classify plots growing natural, Atlantic coastal plain loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.). The size of the sample depends on observed stand age and selected site-class size, index age, and classification success rate. The most important outcome is the relationship of sample size to stand age because putting it into practice results in uniformly reliable site-index estimates.

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How Good is Sonderegger Pine?

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/5.4.183 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 183-186

Author(s):

L. T. Henderson ◽

R. E. Schoenike

Keyword(s):

South Carolina ◽

Pinus Taeda ◽

Loblolly Pine ◽

Coastal Plain ◽

Management Practices ◽

Bark Thickness ◽

Fusiform Rust ◽

Stand Management ◽

Branch Angle ◽

Pinus Taeda L

Abstract Thirteen traits were evaluated on 131 Sonderegger (Pinus x sondereggeri Chap.) and 69 loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) trees within two 20-year-old mixed pine plantations located in the South Carolina upper coastal plain. Of the traits measured, bark thickness was found to be slightly greater in Sonderegger pine and branch angle more acute in loblolly pine. No difference was found in height, d.b.h., or volume between the two species. However, considerable variation was observed within each species for most traits. Fusiform rust damage on Sonderegger boles did not differ in severity from that observed on loblolly pine. Highly vigorous trees of the hybrid showed no more susceptibility to fusiform rust than did less vigorous trees. On an index scoring basis, several trees of Sonderegger pine were found that might quality for a southern pine breeding program. From these results, we see no reason to discriminate against Sonderegger pine in thinnings and other stand management practices when it occurs with other pines on similar sites in the southeastern United States.

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Site Preparation and Fertilizer Increase Pine Growth on Soils Compacted in Logging

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/5.2.79 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 79-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Glyndon E. Hatchell

Keyword(s):

South Carolina ◽

Pinus Taeda ◽

Seedling Growth ◽

Loblolly Pine ◽

Coastal Plain ◽

Soil Compaction ◽

Moderate Amount ◽

Compacted Soil ◽

Tree Length ◽

Pinus Taeda L

Abstract Tree-length logging with rubber-tired skidders compacted the soil on a poorly drained site in the South Carolina coastal plain. Soil compaction reduced loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedling growth but not survival. Bedding or a moderate amount of fertilizer improved four-year growth on compacted soil, and these treatments applied in combination produced the best seedling growth. A greater response to fertilizer was obtained on compacted soil than on uncompacted soil.

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Modeling the longitudinal variation in wood specific gravity of planted loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) in the United States

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/x10-187 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 40 (12) ◽

pp. 2439-2451 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

F. Antony ◽

L. R. Schimleck ◽

R. F. Daniels ◽

A. Clark ◽

D. B. Hall

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Specific Gravity ◽

Pinus Taeda ◽

Loblolly Pine ◽

Coastal Plain ◽

The United States ◽

Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽

Quadratic Model ◽

Gulf Coastal Plain ◽

Atlantic Coastal

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is a major plantation species grown in the southern United States, producing wood having a multitude of uses including pulp and lumber production. Specific gravity (SG) is an important property used to measure the quality of wood produced, and it varies regionally and within the tree with height and radius. SG at different height levels was measured from 407 trees representing 135 plantations across the natural range of loblolly pine. A three-segment quadratic model and a semiparametric model were proposed to explain the vertical and regional variations in SG. Both models were in agreement that a stem can be divided into three segments based on the vertical variation in SG. Based on the fitted models, the mean trend in SG of trees from the southern Atlantic Coastal Plain and Gulf Coastal Plain was observed to be higher than in other physiographical regions (Upper Coastal Plain, Hilly Coastal Plain, northern Atlantic Coastal Plain, and Piedmont). Maps showing the regional variation in disk SG at a specified height were also developed. Maps indicated that the stands in the southern Atlantic Coastal Plain and Gulf Coastal Plain have the highest SG at a given height level.

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