Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Preplanting Treatments for Brushy Old Fields in Southern Illinois
Old fields with a grass and scattered-low-brush cover are generally good planting sites for pine; planting is easy and the survival and height growth are generally good. Brushy old fields are a different story. When pines are planted, the hard wood brush must be eliminated or its density reduced so the planted trees can become established and make satisfactory growth. Brush removal may also make the planting operation more efficient. Removing brush is easier said than done, how ever. So procedures developed for planting brushy old fields in the Central States must include preplanting treatments to eliminate or reduce the density of the brush cover.
A study to determine the effect of several preplanting treat ments on the survival and growth of planted trees was begun in southern Illinois in 1955. Results 5 years after planting give some indication of the success of the treatments studied.
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