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- To Push or To Clip: That is the Question
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Added: November 17, 2011For the past 5 to 10 years, many citrus growers have wondered whether it is better to remove the entire tree and root system by pushing or whether clipping the tree off above the soil line is an acceptable alternative method to remove diseased or unproductive citrus trees from groves. Growers have expressed both positive and negative observations about each tree removal method. Therefore, a review and evaluation of the potential benefits and drawbacks of each method is appropriate.
- South Carolina Forestry Commission Education Programs
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This page provides various resources for teachers and other information on PLT, Teaching KATE, and Scouting Programs.
- Bottomland Hardwood Management: Species/Site Relationships
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Some of the most demanding tasks of managing forestlands involve the management and regeneration of desirable trees on different sites. This is true for all species but is especially true for hardwoods.
- Wood Identification for Hardwood and Softwood Species Native to Tennessee
- Understanding and Minimizing Veneer Checking on Furniture Panels
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Added: February 12, 2008This report presents a brief explanation of the causes of veneer checks, and discusses some of the major factors which have been shown to correlate with veneer checking.
- Considering Clearcutting CRP Trees and Converting Land Use to Annual Crops
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Concern has been expressed that Conservation Reserve Program tree acres will be converted for annual crop production when CRP contracts expire.
- Organizing A Hunting Club
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The popularity of hunting clubs in Alabama grows each year. Hunting clubs offer their members several advantages not available to independent hunters. Members cite fellowship, opportunities to actively manage resources, and an increased sense of safety and security while hunting as primary reasons for joining clubs.
- Landscaping and Gardening for Birds
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One of the key elements for attracting many species of birds is wide variety of plants arranged into sheltered areas of shrubs and trees, open areas of lawns and gardens, and/or wet areas around ponds and streams.
- Wood-Fueled Home Heating Systems - Which is Best?
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Which system is best? This is a simple question for which there is no simple answer. Many factors have to be considered and many alternatives weighed, and each situation must be considered individually.
- Planting and Care of Fine Hardwood Seedlings
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Added: October 20, 2008This brochure discusses the most important topics to consider in establishing a plantation of healthy fast-growing hardwoods.
- A Simple Timber Cruising Template
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Added: March 18, 2008Here is a handy template that can help you inventory your forest. The spreadsheet was designed by forester Bruce Springer and is a quick and easy way to generate general forest inventory data. It was created with simplicity in mind and can be used by either a tree owner or a forester.
- Strip Disking and Other Valuable Bobwhite Quail Management Techniques
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In the South, habitats, whether open fields or wooded areas, that are allowed to grow up longer than three to four years without some type of soil or vegetative disturbance quickly grow out of good bobwhite habitat. Typically, management practices for open fields include prescribed burning annually or every two years, bush-hogging, disking, planting agricultural crops, and protection of some areas that grow up into brushy escape cover.
- Best Management Practices
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Most of the BMPs in this manual address the protection of water quality or the requirements of Section 404 (dredge and fill) of the Clean Water Act. The BMPs in this manual have been designed to be consistent with the management measures as described in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publication entitled Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Non-Point Pollution in Coastal Waters, January 1993.
- Goldline Darter (Percina aurolineata)
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Goldline darters are slender, medium-sized fish about 3 inches long (7.6 cm) that exhibit sexual and seasonal differences in coloration. In the spring and early summer, males have numerous bright yellow areas in the fins, along the upper parts of the body.
- Pine Wilt: A Fatal Disease of Exotic Pines In the Midwest
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This bulletin explains how pine wilt is caused, how it spreads in the landscape, and measures that can be taken to manage the disease.
- Forest Taxation
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Assuring that Non-Industrial Forest Landowners Have Access to the Best Available Information on Forest Related Tax Law.
- Control of Phytophthora Root Rot in Fraser Fir Christmas Trees BROKEN
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Phytophthora root rot is the only serious disease of Fraser fir Christmas trees in western North Carolina. It is caused by a fungus that inhabits the soil and infects many woody plants through the roots. It can lie dormant in the soil for several years waiting for a susceptible host such as Fraser fir and the right environmental conditions, including warm soil temperatures (above 54 degrees F.) and soils saturated with water to infect plant roots.
- Verticillium Wilt of Shade Trees
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Verticillium wilt is a serious vascular wilt disease that affects a broad array of shade tree species. This publication describes the symptoms of this disease, along with methods of controlling it.
- How to Identify Your Property Boundaries
- Biology and Control of Christmas Tree Insects BROKEN
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This guide is divided into two sections. The first section presents information on pest biology, damage, cultural controls, and special application considerations; the second section lists recommended insecticides and rates for each pest.
- Disaster Relief: Safety Precautions With Snakes
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After a flood, storms, or hurricane, snakes are forced into places where they usually are not found. This publication provides a few precautions that should be taken in areas where poisonous snakes are common.
- Forest Stewardship: Timber Harvesting: An Essential Management Tool
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This bulletin discusses the benefits of harvesting timber and its importance in woodland stewardship.
- Forest Products Measurements and Values
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Added: February 16, 2008This publication explains common forest products measures used in Tennessee and how to estimate the current market value.
- Managing Your East Texas Forest
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Managing pine forest for the production of pine straw is a promising new enterprise in East Texas that can potentially provide substantial``supplemental income to Texas forestland owners. Use of pine straw as a ground cover mulch in landscaping around trees and in flowerbeds has recently seen rising popularity in Texas because it is clean, attractive, and provides exceptional value for most landscaping situations.
- Kentucky's Timber Harvesting BMP Implementation Study: Preliminary Results
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This publication contains the preliminary results of a study performed to provide information on non-point source pollution issues as they relate to timber harvesting operations in Kentucky.
- Aquatic Weed Identification and Control: Pondweed and Bladderwort BROKEN
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This publication describes pondweed and bladderwort, and it provides information on treatments that may be used to control the two aquatic weeds.
- Phosphorus in Mississippi Soils
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Phosphorus management and nutrition have both economic and environmental implications. This publication examines phosphorus in soils, plant uptake, soil fertility and testing, and management of phosphorus fertilizers.
- Green Certification and the Future of Family Forests
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Forest certification is a hot topic; it is difficult to pick up a forestry publication without reading about it. Most writers view it positively and think America's forests "need" certification. This is cause for concern because it is a huge assumption. It also happens to be wrong.
- Pines in a Mid-life Crisis?!! Intermediate-aged Stand Management
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Taking care of your forest after establishment can minimize your management risks and maximize your returns. There are many forestry practices that assist you to reach your goals.
- U.S. Timber Production, Trade, Consumption, and Price Statistics: 1965-1997
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This report presents statistical information on production, trade, consumption, and prices of forest products in the United States.
