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Growing season burns for control of hardwoods in longleaf pine stands

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Summer fires in existing longleaf pine stands carry undue risk of pine mortality. One summer fire caused as much mortality among pines in the l- through 4-inch d.b.h. classes as two successive summer fires among hardwoods of the same size. Mortality among mature pines was also excessive. Hardwood top-kill following a spring fire seemed affected more by fire intensity than by timing of the fire.

Keywords

Hardwood control, Pinus palustris Mill., prescribed fire.

Citation

Boyer, William D. 1990. Growing season burns for control of hardwoods in longleaf pine stands. Res. Pap. SO-256. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 7 p.
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/983