Broadcast and spot-seeded pines grow equally well Forest Service
On Tennessee's western Highland Rim, crop trees grew as well in height and diameter on closely clustered seedspots as where they were more widely dispersed in broadcast-seeded stands. Thus, expensive thinning of spot-seeded loblolly and Virginia pines is not needed and growth of the dominant stand should be satisfactory with either seeding alternative.
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Author(s): Thomas E. Russell
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 25, Number 3 (1974)
Volume: 25
Number: 3