Survival of Hail-Damaged Slash Pine Seedlings Higher thans Expected
Hailstorms are few and scattered in the South but when one hits a tree nursery, serious losses can result. One such storm occurred at Georgia's Morgan Memorial Nursery (near Macon) on May 28, 1965. The storm lasted 10 minutes, dropping ill-inch hailstones and more than two inches of rain. High winds whipped the 30- day-old slash pine seedlings and scattered the oat straw mulch.
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Author(s): Earl W. Belcher, Jr., Sanford P. Darby, Jr.
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 18, Number 2 (1967)
Volume: 18
Number: 2