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Rotary Cutter Prepares Pine Seedbed for Natural Regeneration While Clearing Brush

Tests in north Arkansas show that tractor-powered rotary brush cutters are effective for preparing shortleaf pine seedbeds where natural regeneration is difficult to attain. Treatment with the brush cutters resulted in a more satisfactory seedling catch, following the bumper 1957 seed crop, than was obtained by prescribed burning or chemical control of hardwoods. After 2 years, sprouting from stems severed by the cutters is not yet a problem, and it is likely that the pine will come through without early need for chemical eradication of competing hardwoods, though vines such as greenbrier and poison-ivy may be troublesome.


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Author(s): William R. Maple

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 40 (1960)