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Growth of Hardwood Plantations on Bottoms in Loess Areas

Though the possibilities of and the need for hardwood forestry are becoming in-creasingly evident, few hardwood species have been successfully planted in the South. This article briefly describes, in pictures (figs. 1-12), some 17- to 25-year-old plantations within the loess soil belt of Mississippi and Tennessee. A 17-year-old stand of bald cypress and a 6-year-old cottonwood plantation have been included for comparison. While the choice of species was not always optimum for the sites, the plantations nevertheless serve as examples of specific performance. Taken all together, they also indicate the need for more information on the methods of hardwood reforestation.


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Author(s): W. M. Broadfoot, Roger M. Krinard

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 48 (1961)