Quantifying Site Index and Growth Efficiency in Plantation Grown Longleaf Pine

Thursday, September 19, 2024

4:10 PM – 4:18 PM MST

Location: Embassy Suites, Snowberry

Speaker(s)

Jabryan T. Pegues, n/a

Forestry Graduate Student
Mississippi State University
Potts Camp, Mississippi, United States

Co-Author(s)

Adam Polinko (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
Department of Forestry, Mississippi State University
SAF Working Group Officer
Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States
PJ

Puhlick Joshua

Takeaway:
Many landowners who invested in restoration of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) are limited by the availability of quantitative information available for planted longleaf pine. We will present models of site index and growth efficiency of plantation grown longleaf pine in Southwest Georgia and highlight key management implications.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to explain the effect of silviculture and site variability on growth efficiency in plantation grown longleaf pine.
Upon completion, participants will be to discuss the implications of optimizing growth efficiency in longleaf pine restoration, including the potential impact on production.