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- A Survival Model for Shortleaf Pine Tress Growing in Uneven-Aged Stands
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Added: April 30, 2008A survival model for shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) trees growing in uneven-aged stands was developed using data from permanently established plots maintained by an industrial forestry company in western Arkansas. The model was developed for use in an individual-tree growth simulator for uneven-aged shortleaf pine forests.
- Commercial Hardwood and Pine Tree Crops
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Plantations of commercial hardwood and pine tree crops need proper nutrition for best growth and health. The native soils of Virginia are generally fertile enough to meet the nutrient demands of trees; however, there are exceptions.
- Defining Soil Compaction: Sites & Trees
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Added: November 05, 2008The health and structure of trees are reflections of soil health. The ecological processes which govern tree survival and growth are concentrated around the soil/root interface. As soils, and associated resources change, tree systems must change to effectively utilize and tolerate changing resources quantities and qualities, as well as the physical space available. Soil compaction is a major tree-limiting feature of community forest managers and arborists.
- Sample Timber Sale Contract
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A written timber sale contract is essential to all timber sales. Both buyer and seller need the protection that only a well-written contract can provide. Oral agreements are subject to misunderstanding and misinterpretation and are simply not adequate.
- Mulching for a Healthy Landscape
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For as long as trees have grown in forests, leaves and needles have fallen to the ground and formed a natural protective layer over the soil. This same protection can be given to the plants in our landscapes by mulching.
- Managing Nuisance Animals and Associated Damage Around the Home
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If you have unwanted wild animals around your home or garden, you can be sure there is enough food, water and cover for them. The solution to the problem involves removing at least one of these.
- Longleaf pine ecosystem restoration: the role of the USDA Forest Service
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The greater longleaf pine ecosystem once occupied over 90 million acres from southeastern Virginia, south to central Florida, and west to eastern Texas. Today less than 3 million acres remain, with much of the remaining understory communities in an unhealthy state. A number of public and private conservation organizations are conducting collaborative longleaf pine ecosystem restoration activities throughout the South.
- Living With Fire
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Added: August 15, 2008A guide for the homeowner.
- Current Status and Trends in Timber Severence Tax Legislation in the South
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Severance tax programs currently exist in eight States in the South. These laws have been enacted primarily to encourage better forest management and to provide rev- enues for a variety of forestry initiatives. In most States, either the severer or the primary processor of forest prod- ucts is designated as the taxpayer. Severance tax rates are established as either: (1) a fixed amount per unit of measurement or (2) a percentage of the value of timber harvested.
- Big Trees of the Midsouth Forest Survey
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Added: April 30, 2008Forestry agencies and associations across the country maintain registers of champion big trees.Listings of the biggest trees encountered on the USDA Forest Service's continuing survey of the forest lands of seven Midsouth States have been prepared.The listings report the biggest trees encountered by species for each State and the Midsouth region.These listings should supplement existing big tree registers.
- Anthracnose - A Fungal Disease of Shade Trees
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Anthracnose is a name for a group of diseases caused by several closely related fungi that attack many of our finest shade trees. This publication describes common anthracnose fungus, its symptoms, and methods of controlling it.
- Managing Wildlife Damage: Moles
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For commercial agricultural producers, elimination of moles over large areas is difficult, if not impossible. For the homeowner, problems with moles usually can be managed with minimal effort and persistence.
- Secondary Growth Anatomy and Tree Rings
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Trees attempt to occupy more space and control available resources through cell divisions and cell expansion. From the end of a shoot tip to the end of a root tip, trees elongate. Along this axis of growth, trees also expand radially, which is termed "sec...
- Building Freshwater Fish Attractors
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Freshwater fish attractors concentrate fish by providing cover, structure, spawning habitat and an attachment surface for many fish food organisms.
- Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Defensible Space
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The purpose of this report is to provide information on the properties of some common California landscaping plants that can be used to determine how a particular plant will behave when burned. It is a referenced database that compiles the information found in available lists and supplements information on plant characteristics that are known to affect fire performance.
- Planting Trees In Your Landscape
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Good landscape plants can increase property value, save energy, and provide privacy and beauty around your home. This publications provides helpful information on planting, watering, and fertilizing your new trees.
- A Hunting Lease for Your CRP Pines
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A stand of young planted pines in the midst of cropland can add to the value of a hunting lease by providing escape cover for deer, rabbits, and certain other game.
- Chemigation Equipment and Techniques for Citrus
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Details using an irrigation system to deliver chemicals to citrus plants, its safety, management, and tips.
- Wild Turkey Management In Alabama
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This publication provides information on the wild turkey relating to its life history, habitat needs, and habitat management.
- Trees for Wildlife
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This publication describes the management practices that Tennessee landowners should consider when managing their woodlots for wildlife and timber.
- Identifying the Southern Pine Beetle
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Added: February 08, 2008Outbreaks of the southern pine beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis (Zimmermann), occur periodically in the southern United States, killing millions of dollars worth of pine timber and landscape pines. Good forest management, or cultural care in the case of landscape pines, can minimize the risk of southern pine beelte attacks.
- Identifying and Measuring Forest Products
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Before making a timber sale, you should know what you have to sell: how much you have and about what it is worth.
- Habitat Appraisal Guide for Bobwhite Quail
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This appraisal guide provides a means to systematically evaluate the suitability of prairie, shrubland, or forest for bobwhite quail.
- Forest Pests of North America: Integrated Pest Management CD
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Added: April 02, 2003Three Volume Set - 100 images per Volume in Kodak Photo CD format. One hundred and fifty forest disease and one hundred and fifty forest insect images.
- Forest Management Facts
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U.S. Forestry Facts
- Fertilizer Choices
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There are a large number of fertilizers available today. Sometimes it is difficult to choose what type of fertilizer to use, what formulation should be used, and how it should be applied. The number of alternatives are confusing.
- Fertilization of Christmas Trees in Oklahoma
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Christmas trees, like any plant material, need nutrients to increase growth and maintain vigor.
- Developing a Plan to Care For Your Forest
- Common Fraser Fir Insect Pests BROKEN
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This site contains pictures of common fraser fir insect pests.
- Auburn University Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Extension
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Website providing technical information for forest landowners and management providers in Alabama. Work in progress--will cover all aspects of forest managment.
