Foresters Can Lengthen Tree Growing Season Through Silvicultural Practices
The length of the loblolly pine growing season is affected by many factors such as amount and availability of soil moisture, length of day, night and day air temperatures, and soil temperatures. The forester can do little to alter some of the factors involved, but certain studies have shown that he definitely can influence tree growth by two means: Reducing competition for moisture and selecting the proper stock for planting. Heavy thinnings, for example, along with removal of cull trees and undesirable brush conserve the water supply and thus prolong the growth of the pine crop trees. Intensive culture can lengthen the growing season by as much as three months.
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Author(s): Hamlin L. Williston
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 24, Number 2 (1973)
Volume: 24
Number: 2