Deep Planting has Little Effect in a Wet Year
Deeper than normal planting has been advocated to enhance pine seedling survival in dry years, especially where small stock is used. In February 1957, undersized slash and loblolly seedlings were planted to three depths--normal, half-stem, and deep--in a Texas field where Bermuda-grass and weeds competed heavily for moisture. Seedlings were set as they grew in the nursery for normal depth, with the base of the bud at ground level for deep, and halfway between these positions for half-stem depth. The soil was Cahaba fine sandy loam.
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Author(s): Paul T. Koshi
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 40 (1960)