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THE LONGLEAF ALUANQ
The Longleaf Alliance Newsletter Vol 5 No4 December 2001
Route 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420 httpwwwforestryauburnedula
Dean Gjerstad 334844-1020 gjersdhauburnedu
Rhett Johnson 334222-7779 johnseeauburnedu
Mark Hainds 334427-1029 haindsalawebcom
John McGuire 334844-1032 mcguijoauburnedu
Comments from Dean Gjerstad ~
If the number of longleaf meetings is an indication interest in longleaf and its ecosystem continues to grow Since this past August the Longleaf Alliance has hosted two major workshops at the Dixon Center involving longleaf container nurseries and another on silvipasture In addition we co-hosted a week long DoD Longleaf Workshop held jointly at Fort Gordon and Fort Jackson This December our staff is playing significant roles in workshops in Columbus and Oliver GA These workshops often provide insight on how little is known about issues such as restoring ground cover species reintroducing fire after decades of no fire and how best to manage mid-rotation longleaf forests However practitioners attending the workshops gain a wealth of information from the sharing of experiences and knowledge Numerous workshops are in the planning stages for 2002 and we will keep you informed as these develop Be sure to reserve November 18-20 2002 on your calendar to attend the Longleaf Alliances 4th
Regional Conference in Southern Pines NC Our friends in North Carolina are planning a most informative as well as entertaining conference
The Longleaf Alliance recently participated in a nationwide forest fire fuel modeling project with the USDA Forest Services Riverside CA Fire Lab Our role was to come up with (computerized) landscape information for a large contiguous block of longleaf pinegrassland ecosystem Finding such a large area of longleaf habitat proved difficult As longleaf forests have become more and more fragmented for various reasons large tracts of longleaf forests have become extraordinarily rare or altogether nonexistent We focused our efforts on one exception to this heavily fragmented longleaf landscape found in the Gulf Coastal Plain Region of the western Florida panhandle and south-central Alabama By using data from Blackwater River State Forest Conecuh National Forest Eglin Air Force Base and a large private landowner we were able to form landscape coverage information for 745815 acres of nearly contiguous longleaf pine habitat
Although those numbers seemed impressive to us we know that the road to longleaf recovery is still very long Our goal is to see the connection of several large islands of remaining longleaf forest to form more contiguous blocks of habitat like that seen in the Gulf Coastal Plain
We have received several inquiries regarding so-called longleaf seedlings that have initiated height growth in the nursery Typically these seedlings have stems 1-2 tall in containers with bareroot seedlings being much taller Such seedlings can arouse much excitement as some believe they have solved the grass stage dilemma of longleaf pine Unfortunately this is not the case and we recommend not cashing in the family savings to invest in this new and improved longleaf variety To give a historical perspective on the topic this newsletter includes a reprinted 1922 Journal of Forestry article by H H Chapman describing sonderegger pine Sonderegger pine is a hybrid of longleaf pine and loblolly pine and according to Wahlenberg is intermediate between the parent species in resistance to hogs and fire as well as rate of growth According to Dr Claud Browns 1964 publication sonderegger pine seedlings have a semi-grass stage during the first year with the juvenile shoot partially inhibited in comparison to loblolly pine but greatly exceeding that of longleaf pine Brown describes the grass stage phenomenon as the basic cellular mechanism controlling the grass stage habit in longleaf pine is the inhibition of anticlinal cell division and cellular elongation in the pith rib-meristem subjacent to the apical meristern proper In other words the cells responsible for height growth are not dividing This inhibition of height growth continues until the seedling reaches approximately a one-inch diameter at the root collar when height growth commences Thus longleaf seedlings in the nursery that have initiated height are not longleaf but a cross with loblolly A good source for additional information is the 1964 article The Seedling Habit of Longleaf Pine by Claud L Brown published by the Georgia Forest Research Council and School of Forestry University of Georgia
The Joseph Pines Preserve Restoring and Preserving Virginias Rare Plant Heritage
Phil Sheridan (Meadowview Biological Research Station Woodford VA)
Meadowview Biological Research Station is attempting to acquire a 100-acre tract of land as a germplasm preserve for all of Virginias native longleaf and needs your financial assistance This parcel is located in the gently rolling terrain of Sussex County Virginia in the heart of the historic range of the yellow pitcher plant Sarracenia jlava L and longleaf pine We have worked with the landowner over the past several years successshyfully reintroducing native Sussex County yellow pitcher plant and performing test plantings of longleaf pine
The landowner is now willing to sell the property for $113000 and work with us in establishing the preserve The preserve will protect the entire remaining population of native Virginia yellow pitcher plant Less than 100 clumps of yellow pitcher plant remain in four native sites in Virginia Meadowview is currently maintaining six Virginia yellow pitcher plant popUlations in raised beds at the research facility Two of these populations have gone extinct in the wild
The preserve will also be dedicated to capturing the entire Virginia longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill) genome by grafting fascicle rooting or seed propagashytion Longleaf pine is an associate species of yellow pitcher plant and is a keystone species in fire maintained ecosystems There are only 4432 remaining in the wild in Virginia The preserve will also include preservation of other very rare associate flora found in Virginia such as toothache grass pink and dwarf sundew short-leaf sneezeweed bog buttons white-fringed orchid and purple pitcher plant
The preserve will also be used for Meadowviews ongoing educational and scientific endeavors In brief we are attempting to restore a property to its pre-settlement condition while at the same time preserving rare biological diversity in Virginia More information can be obtained at our web site at wwwpitcherplantorg by calling us at (804) 633-4336 or by writing us at Meadowview Biological Research Station 8390 Fredericksburg Tnpk Woodford VA 22580 Meadowview Biological Research Station is a non-profit 501 (c )(3) organization and contributions are tax-deductible
4th Regional Longleaf Alliance Conference
Mark your calendar for the upcoming 4th Regional Longshyleaf Alliance Conference to be held on November 18-20 2002 in Southern Pines NC at the Mid PinesPine Needles Resort This meeting is co-hosted by North Carolina Division of Forestry and North Carolina State University Department of Forestry
The conference will consist of general sessions focusing on needs successes and opportunities in longleaf pine management for the private and public sectors An important component of these meetings have been the POSTER SESSIONS The poster sessions are open to a wide range of topics and have been used to foster partnerships between individuals and organizations in the public and private sectors Co-chairs for the poster session are Susan Cohen USDA Forest Service Research Triangle Park NC phone (919) 549-4079 email scohenfsfedus and John S Kush School of Forestry and Wi ldlife Sciences 108 M White Smith Hall Auburn University AL 36849 phone (334) 844shy1065 FAX (334) 844-1084 email kushjohauburn edu Poster inquiries and abstracts can be submitted to either of the above individuals We look forward to seeing you in Southern Pines next year ~
Longleaf Artificial Regeneration Video
As mentioned in the September 2001 newsletter the Longleaf Alliance recently completed a video on longleaf artificial regeneration This video is a must for anyone who is planting longleaf seedlings The cost is a fraction of the expense to prepare and plant a single acre and can save landowners huge sums and prevent the aggravation of replanting Many of the causes of planting failures are preventable and are covered in detail in this 47-minute video Over 400 copies of the video have been distributed however most of these have been in Alabama and Georgia The ideal would be that the video be available in every longleaf county in the region via NRCS extension and state forestry offices And to landowners planting longleaf the purchase of this video will be the best investment that you can make Single VHS copies LLA members $36 plus $6 SampH non-members $100 plus $6 SampH and reduced prices for bulk orders of 20 or more To obtain the video contact anyone on the Longleaf Alliance staff
exceeding 3 inches in width when opened The prickles are not recurved like longleaf but pointed outward like some loblolly cones The exposed ends of the scales are not as corrugated with stripes in small ridges nmning parallel with axis of cone as the longleaf but are smoother or halfway between the longleaf and smoother surface of the loblolly cone Longleaf cones resemble it in shape more than do loblolly but vary from 6 to 10 inches in length and from 24 to 3 inches in width closed while loblolly vary from 5 down to 3 inches in length and from 12 to 15 inches in width closed
The hybrid is more fire resistant apparently than loblolly pine as its bark in thickness and texture seems to greatly resemble longleaf pine though in appearance on account of the leaf bases it is midway between the two pines
As far as observed by the writer the hybridization occurs only on cut-over lands which originally bore heavy pure stands of longleaf pine and which now have a few scattered seed trees left It occurs only on dry sites and only where loblolly pines are growing near enough by in low places to distribute their pollen over the area In some instances longleaf loblolly and hybrid seedlings were all found within the same square rod while elsewhere only the longleaf and hybrid seedlings occurred
But the idea of developing this new species of pine by plant breeding methods is worth serious thought The hybrid pine apparently grows well on longleaf land exceeding greatly the height and diameter growth of longleaf as a seedling and sapling and probably throughout its life It will resist fire not so well as the longleaf but better than loblolly
Should it be necessary in the future to give this hybrid a name that of Pinus Sondereggeri is suggested since as far as can be determined Mr Sonderegger was the first to recognize its distinct botanical character and identity
Upcoming Meetings of Interest
January 7-9 2002 South-Wide Forest Disease ~ Workshop Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort Daytona Beach FL Call EL Barnard 352-372-3505 ext 130 Email barnaredoacsstatef1us
January 23-27 2002 Quail V - Fifth National Quail Symposium Omni Bayfront Hotel Corpus Christi TX Cal1 William P Kuvlesky Jr or Fidel Hernandez at 361shy593-3922 Email fidelhernandeztamukedu
25 thFebruary 17-20 2002 Annual Mtg of the Southeast Deer Study Group Adams Mark Hotel Mobile AL
Modern Deer Mgt Balancing Biology Politics and Tradition For additional info call the AL Wildlife Section at 334-242-3469 or visit the website at wwwdcnrstatealusagfd
Febnlary 19-21 2002 Coastal Plain Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration Southern Reconstnlction Restoration in Practice and Research University of West Florida Campus Pensacola Florida Call Dale G Brockway at 334shy826-8700 ext 28 Email dbrockwayfs fedus
Longleaf DoD Workshop
The Longleaf Alliance in cooperation with the natural resource staffs at Fort Gordon and Fort Jackson held a workshop on November 6-9 2001 A special thanks goes to Allen Braswell Fort Gordon and John Maitland Fort Jackson who handled the local arrangements and provided most informative field trips at each base The group also had the opportunity to visit the most northern population of gopher tortoises at Gopher Tortoise Preserve managed under the watchful eye of Johnny Stowe with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources The 60 attendees represented 14 military bases including aLl service branches and a number of commands within each service Although each base has common goals as related to longleaf ecosystem management there is no mechanism other than their affiliation with the Longleaf Alliance to exchange information with one another
Longleafs open stand structure and the species tolerance of fire make it an excellent fit for the military mission Troop training exercises are much more efficient in such stands that thrive from the frequent fires caused by munitions Numerous management issues were discussed including restoration of longleaf trees and ground cover wildlife management hardwood management and the reintroduction of fire after many years of no fire Economics was also a frequent topic as timber sale receipts finance military forestry operations
The group plans to meet next fall at the Dixon Center
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The Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway in Louisiana
The Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway is a l7-mile paved highway in Central Louisiana constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 This highway route winds through the Kisatchie Hills of Kisatchie National Forest The byway harbors many scenic turnouts and is open year-round It follows Forest Road 59 and allows recreational access to camping hiking warm-water fishing and the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve With elevations ranging from 80 feet to 400 feet this picturesque scene offers great visual diversity
Central Louisiana is great for touring year round Summer months tend to be hot and humid (July and August being the hottest) whiie winters are short and mild (December and January are the coldest) Average temperatures range from 82 degrees in the summer to 47 degrees in the winter Summers are prone to strong thunderstorms and winter showers can last days
The town of Natchitoches is just north of the Kisatchie National Forest Services such as gas groceries and phones can be found here Natchitoches is unique charming and worth visiting in its own right It is located on the Cane River an abandoned segment of the Red River The community has strong roots in the history of logging and pioneers and is home of Northwestern State University Other communities in the vicinity are Derry Kisatchie Rosepine Gorum and Provencal
Camping is very accessible all along The Longleaf Trail and the Kisatchie Ranger District is located near several sites of the prehistoric Caddo Indians The Caroline Dormon Hiking and Horse Trail is a 125-mile trail beginning about 1 mile west of Longleaf Vista and reading to the Kisatchie Bayou Campground Kisatchie National Forest is the only national forest in Louisiana and was created due to the efforts of Caroline Dorman whom this trail is named for An interesting site near the head of this trail is the Statesman Tree It is a 175-yearshyold southern pine reminiscent of the pre-logging forest cover
Kisatchie Bayou Campground may also be reached by Forest Road 360 and Forest Road 321 (which runs by a red-cockaded woodpecker colony) and it crosses the Longleaf Trail just east of Forest Road 307 The campground is nestled on scenic bluffs overlooking the vast diversity of forest dominated by longleaf and loblolly pines with an array of mixed hardwoods Camping fishing picnicking and hiking are recreational
attributes this semi-primitive area has to offer The Louisiana Natural and Scenic Stream system includes the Kisatchie Bayou
Custis Campground is inside the 450-acre National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve and is popular as a primitive hunting camp It can be reached by Forest Road 339 Forest Road 341 and Forest Road KIA Melrose Overlook is a scenic turnout on Forest Road KIA permits an eastern view of fields and farmland Campgrounds Coyote Oak and Corral are also used by hunters (primarily from October 1 through April 30) and are undeveloped as well
Another interesting site is the Lotus Campground area These grounds are home to the remains of the first school in the area Lotus School as well as an intersection of the historic stagecoach route that ran from southern Louisiana
At the western end of the Longleaf Trail is the Dogwood Campground It is a facilitated campground in a serene location amongst pines hardwoods and dogwoods Louisiana Route 117 intersects the Longleaf Trail near here and was once the home of Bellwood Academy which had offered advanced studies in many fields The academy closed in 1863 and the site is now the home to the Kisatchie Work Center
Magley B FalconGuide National Forest Scenic Byways East amp South Available from httpllwwwweathercom outl iveslfrom=drivoutmsampsd=lalongleafjsp Accessed 2001 October 12
Planting Longleaf Seedlings
The following paragraph demonstrates how nursery technology has changed over the past 75 years This statement was originally published by the US Department of Agriculture in 1925 under the title Growing amp Planting Coniferous Trees on the Farm Farmers Bulletin No 1453
Longleafpine is a species that has been planted very little When 4 to 6 inches tall it has a long thick taproot which make successful planting difficult If longleaf pine seed is gathered as soon as ripe in the fall and sown immediately in a seedbed it will sprout and make some growth during the same season It will not develop very much by spring however The small seedlings can be dug early in the spring and planted in the field simply by scooping out holes with c
shovel hoe or garden trowel and setting one plant in ead hole One plantation of which there is record was startec in this manner The method appears to offer the mos reasonable chance ofsuccess of any planting method so fm tried with longleaf pine although experience with it i~
limited
PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
NEW Manging the Forest and the Tree A private landowners guide to conservation management of longleaf pine 200l Lawrence S Early (editor) Julie H Moore (writer) Nelwyn McInnis (producer) Limited copies available from The Nature Conservancy
Herbicide Screening Trials These papers include 3-year measurements from our Ist herbicide screening trial with bareroot longleaf and I-year measurements from our 2nd
herbicide screening trial over container-grown longleaf See how several different herbicides ranked in seedling survival competition control and growth responses of young longleaf seedlings Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL II p
Re-issued Publication Kush John S Compiler 1997 Proceedings of the First Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine Challenges and Opportunities Mobile Alabama 1997 Longleaf Alliance Report No I Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 178 p Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling and tax Non-members $20I0 plus SampH
Kush John S Compiler 1999 Proceedings of Second Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine shyA Forward Look Charleston Sc Longleaf Alliance Report NO4 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 196 pages Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling amp tax Non-members $2000 plus SampH
Gerrell Pete The Illustrated History of the Naval Stores (Turpentine) Industry 1997 148p Pete Gerrell has portrayed the history of the turpentine industry from Biblical times to its virtual finish in the 1970s To order call 850421-7420 or send check or money order for $1995 plus $300 shipping and handling to SYP Publishing co Pete Gerrell PO Box 627 Crawford FL 32326 Florida residents add $140 Florida sales tax
Kush John S Compiler 1998 Proceedings of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration Symposium Longleaf Alliance Report No3 Conducted at the Society for Ecological Restoration Ninth Annual International Conference Fort Lauderdale FL 85p MembersNon-members $600copy
Longleaf Note 3 Keys to successfully planting longleaf pine Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 2p Members free Non-members $100copy
A Working Forest A Landowners Guide for Growing Longleaf Pine in the Carolina Sandhills The Sandhills Area Land Trust Southern Pines NC 32p Members $400 Non-members $500
Franklin Robert M 1997 Stewardship of Longleaf Pine Forests A Guide for landowners Longleaf Alliance Report No2 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 44p Members 1 copy free additional $800copy Non-members $800copy
Kush John S RS Meldahl WD Boyer CK McMahon 1996 Longleaf Pine An Updated Bibliography Forestry Departmental Series No 15 Alabama Agricultural Experimental Station School of Forestry Auburn University AL 35p Members free Non-members $300copy
The Longleaf Nursery List and Longleaf Seed Source List The Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL lOp Members free
Non-members $300copy
Framed Prints Now Available
A limited number of the Longleaf Ecosystem Prints by Patrick Elliott are now available framed with longleaf heartwood double matting and preservation glass John McGuire and Roger Birkhead have spent many hours hand crafting these beautiful heartwood frames with each having its own unique grain pattern The 32x35 frames made from recycled flooring give an additional quality to the print for the longleaf enthusiast Framed prints are $300 + SampH Unframed prints are still available at $65 + $650 shipping Contact John McGuire at 334-844-1032 or mcguijoauburnedu
Longleaf Seedlings Availability
Unlike the past few years an ample supply of longleaf seedlings is still available Contact Mark Hainds at 334shy427-1029 for more information on seedlings that will meet your needs
A NEW HYBRID PINE (Pinus palustris x Pinus taeda)
By HH Chapman
(The following was taken from a Journal of Forestry article that was published in 1922 pages 729-734)
In 1915 V H Sonderegger then employed with the Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company in Winn Parish northwestern Louisiana and now State Forester of Louisiana discovered a pine the characteristics of which indicated that it was a hybrid of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
The attention of the writer was first called to this pine in 1920 when two specimens previously noted by R D Forbes and W R Mattoon were pointed out on the Roberts experimental plot of the US Forest Service at Urania La it being thought at that time by Hemy Hardtner that they were slash pines (Pinus heterophylla since renamed Pinus caribaea) To this claim Mr Sondereggger took exception stating that it was undoubtedly a hybrid between longleaf and loblolly The range also was several hundred miles distant from the nearest known slash pine
In the spring of 1922 a re-examination was made of some reproduction plots at Urania La abundantly stocked with longleaf pine reproduction Here numerous scattered specimens of the hybrid were found averaging one to three or more per acre It was possible in every instance to easily distinguish this hybrid from either longleaf or loblolly
A closer study was then made resulting In the following findings
I The seed appears to originate from longleaf seed trees so that the male parent is probably the loblolly None were found except near longleaf trees bearing cones and except where other seedlings of longleaf were found
2 The seed evidently germinates at the time of longleaf seed germination i e in the late fall and the seedling establishes itself during the winter instead of the spring as does loblolly pine
3 The embryonic foliage of the seedling is from I to 2 inches long resembling longleaf seedlings while that of loblolly is about one-half inch long and much finer
4 The seedling by spring of the same season ie in April after the fall of the seed develops a stalk from 1
up to 2 inches in length Even the most vigorous longleaf seedlings of this age develop no stalk whatever in the flrst two years and commonly not for five seasons This shows the influence of the loblolly parent
5 The sapling develops foliage whose needles measure from 9 to II inches in length averaging 10 to 11 inches This character is constant Some of the more vigorous specimens have needles exceeding in length less vigorous longleaf seedlings No loblolly needles were found exceeding 9 inches in length
6 The bud and the annual shoot and the needles are intermediate in size and appearance between longleaf and loblolly pines
7 The seedling makes most of its growth in one shoot but commonly produces a second growth or shoot 3 to 4 inches long in the same season Longleaf seldom if ever produces a second shoot while loblolly nearly always does and on old fields of vigorous trees produces three growths in a season
8 The branching habit of the pine distinctly departs from that of longleaf with its characteristic absence of whorls and develops at least three branches at the end of the main shoot of the previous year for each season Yet these branches are not so persistent as those of loblolly and grow less vigorously probably falling off sooner so that the pine will clear itself more in the manner of longleaf later on
9 The leaf bases on the hybrid are raised protruding one-tenth inch from stem in the first year after the leaves fall and are retained for 3 or 4 years after the manner of longleaf They are five-tenths to six-tenths inch long but do not have the membraneous or woolly bracts persistent as do longleaf twigs thus resembling loblolly The base project less sharply than on longleaf the point of attachment of needles is less deeply indented The bases of scales have a less pronounced keel or are flatter than longleaf blunter slightly broader and less numerous in cross section Loblolly leaf bases are raised hardly at all the twig being practically smooth while the base scales are thin papery and deciduous at about the second year after the leaves fall are two-tenths inch at apex or less and taper to a wedge shaped point
10 The growth of the seedling in its second season is about I to 2 inches in height In its third season it grows from 6 to 18 inches and from then on height growth is rapid In this respect it is intermediate between loblolly and longleaf pine
11 The hybrid pine grows more rapidly than the longleaf pine
12 The cones are intermediate between longleaf and loblolly pine in all respects Their size from three specimens varies from 5 to 6 inches in length exceeding 15 inches in width when closed and
Longleaf Management for the Books Hancock County Mississippi School
Trust Land
In the north end of Hancock County Mississippi stands a beautiful 600-acre stand of longleaf pine The stewardship of these magnificent longleaf pine woods is entrusted to the Hancock County School District Hancock County School Board officials have opted to manage this tract to benefit present and future generations of local school children To accomplish this objective this diverse habitat is managed with a strategy that will not only provide a continual source of income for years to come but also will be a home to species such as the gopher tortoise (MS State Endangered) dogwood yaupon deer turkey bobwhite and numerous species of songbirds
The management history of the Hancock County stand is similar to many longleaf stands throughout the southeast yet its ultimate fate vastly differs from that which befell many upland pine forests in south Mississippi In the late 1950s the Hancock County site was little more than a cutover landscape with a few scattered longleaf (wolf) seed trees In 1962 300 acres of the site were planted with slash pine A wildfire that same year however had dire effects on all trees except those few rogue longleaf Later that fall amid the spindly corpses of burnt out slash pine the natural process of longleaf pine regeneration began to take place
In 1973 an improvement cut was initiated on the area with 346 MBF and 412 cords removed some of this being the residual slash pine Approximately 100 acres on the east side of the property was successfully direct seeded with longleaf seed at this time as well In 1985 another harvest was made with an emphasis on natural regeneration on the stand through uneven-aged retention methods of the longleaf pine This sale removed 377 MBF and 410 cords Another sale was done in 1994 with 453 MBF and 328 cords removed
The beauty and diversity of the Hancock County stand is achieved through management with prescribed fire and periodic group selection cuttings that enhance natural regeneration of the native longleaf pine This management strategy has resulted in an increased volume adequate natural regeneration and improved habitat for the unique species associated with the longleaf pinegrassland ecosystem The goal is to bum on a three- year rotation or as needed for seedbed preparation after a harvest The use of prescribed fire has been an integral part of management activities for this stand and has resulted in the restoration of the
longleaf pine ecosystem on this site
Without the conservation oriented thinking of the Hancock County School Board and certain individuals in the Mississippi Forestry Commission it is quite certain that School Trust Land would have been managed for short-rotation fiber production of off-site pine species However through a management regime that favors attributes of the longleaf pine ecosystem the Hancock County stand will continue to provide a steady source of revenue important wildlife habitat and invaluable opportunities for class field trips for many years to come
The Hancock County School Trust Land consists of approximately 600 acres in Sections 16 and 17 Township 5 South Range 15 West People can see the site by taking Kiln-Picayune exit off of Interstate 10 travel north app 18 miles on Hwy 603tum west onto Caesar-Necaise road go app 6 miles to 4 way intersection (old Berry Patch store) tum north on Anner Road go 1 114 miles You are on the site Contacts are Mark Jamieson Hancock County Forester 228-255shy4885 or Jim Barnes Area Forester 601-928-5261
Dense stand of old-growth longleaf forest likely representashytive of that which would have been found in Hancock Co Mississippi at one time
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The Joseph Pines Preserve Restoring and Preserving Virginias Rare Plant Heritage
Phil Sheridan (Meadowview Biological Research Station Woodford VA)
Meadowview Biological Research Station is attempting to acquire a 100-acre tract of land as a germplasm preserve for all of Virginias native longleaf and needs your financial assistance This parcel is located in the gently rolling terrain of Sussex County Virginia in the heart of the historic range of the yellow pitcher plant Sarracenia jlava L and longleaf pine We have worked with the landowner over the past several years successshyfully reintroducing native Sussex County yellow pitcher plant and performing test plantings of longleaf pine
The landowner is now willing to sell the property for $113000 and work with us in establishing the preserve The preserve will protect the entire remaining population of native Virginia yellow pitcher plant Less than 100 clumps of yellow pitcher plant remain in four native sites in Virginia Meadowview is currently maintaining six Virginia yellow pitcher plant popUlations in raised beds at the research facility Two of these populations have gone extinct in the wild
The preserve will also be dedicated to capturing the entire Virginia longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill) genome by grafting fascicle rooting or seed propagashytion Longleaf pine is an associate species of yellow pitcher plant and is a keystone species in fire maintained ecosystems There are only 4432 remaining in the wild in Virginia The preserve will also include preservation of other very rare associate flora found in Virginia such as toothache grass pink and dwarf sundew short-leaf sneezeweed bog buttons white-fringed orchid and purple pitcher plant
The preserve will also be used for Meadowviews ongoing educational and scientific endeavors In brief we are attempting to restore a property to its pre-settlement condition while at the same time preserving rare biological diversity in Virginia More information can be obtained at our web site at wwwpitcherplantorg by calling us at (804) 633-4336 or by writing us at Meadowview Biological Research Station 8390 Fredericksburg Tnpk Woodford VA 22580 Meadowview Biological Research Station is a non-profit 501 (c )(3) organization and contributions are tax-deductible
4th Regional Longleaf Alliance Conference
Mark your calendar for the upcoming 4th Regional Longshyleaf Alliance Conference to be held on November 18-20 2002 in Southern Pines NC at the Mid PinesPine Needles Resort This meeting is co-hosted by North Carolina Division of Forestry and North Carolina State University Department of Forestry
The conference will consist of general sessions focusing on needs successes and opportunities in longleaf pine management for the private and public sectors An important component of these meetings have been the POSTER SESSIONS The poster sessions are open to a wide range of topics and have been used to foster partnerships between individuals and organizations in the public and private sectors Co-chairs for the poster session are Susan Cohen USDA Forest Service Research Triangle Park NC phone (919) 549-4079 email scohenfsfedus and John S Kush School of Forestry and Wi ldlife Sciences 108 M White Smith Hall Auburn University AL 36849 phone (334) 844shy1065 FAX (334) 844-1084 email kushjohauburn edu Poster inquiries and abstracts can be submitted to either of the above individuals We look forward to seeing you in Southern Pines next year ~
Longleaf Artificial Regeneration Video
As mentioned in the September 2001 newsletter the Longleaf Alliance recently completed a video on longleaf artificial regeneration This video is a must for anyone who is planting longleaf seedlings The cost is a fraction of the expense to prepare and plant a single acre and can save landowners huge sums and prevent the aggravation of replanting Many of the causes of planting failures are preventable and are covered in detail in this 47-minute video Over 400 copies of the video have been distributed however most of these have been in Alabama and Georgia The ideal would be that the video be available in every longleaf county in the region via NRCS extension and state forestry offices And to landowners planting longleaf the purchase of this video will be the best investment that you can make Single VHS copies LLA members $36 plus $6 SampH non-members $100 plus $6 SampH and reduced prices for bulk orders of 20 or more To obtain the video contact anyone on the Longleaf Alliance staff
exceeding 3 inches in width when opened The prickles are not recurved like longleaf but pointed outward like some loblolly cones The exposed ends of the scales are not as corrugated with stripes in small ridges nmning parallel with axis of cone as the longleaf but are smoother or halfway between the longleaf and smoother surface of the loblolly cone Longleaf cones resemble it in shape more than do loblolly but vary from 6 to 10 inches in length and from 24 to 3 inches in width closed while loblolly vary from 5 down to 3 inches in length and from 12 to 15 inches in width closed
The hybrid is more fire resistant apparently than loblolly pine as its bark in thickness and texture seems to greatly resemble longleaf pine though in appearance on account of the leaf bases it is midway between the two pines
As far as observed by the writer the hybridization occurs only on cut-over lands which originally bore heavy pure stands of longleaf pine and which now have a few scattered seed trees left It occurs only on dry sites and only where loblolly pines are growing near enough by in low places to distribute their pollen over the area In some instances longleaf loblolly and hybrid seedlings were all found within the same square rod while elsewhere only the longleaf and hybrid seedlings occurred
But the idea of developing this new species of pine by plant breeding methods is worth serious thought The hybrid pine apparently grows well on longleaf land exceeding greatly the height and diameter growth of longleaf as a seedling and sapling and probably throughout its life It will resist fire not so well as the longleaf but better than loblolly
Should it be necessary in the future to give this hybrid a name that of Pinus Sondereggeri is suggested since as far as can be determined Mr Sonderegger was the first to recognize its distinct botanical character and identity
Upcoming Meetings of Interest
January 7-9 2002 South-Wide Forest Disease ~ Workshop Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort Daytona Beach FL Call EL Barnard 352-372-3505 ext 130 Email barnaredoacsstatef1us
January 23-27 2002 Quail V - Fifth National Quail Symposium Omni Bayfront Hotel Corpus Christi TX Cal1 William P Kuvlesky Jr or Fidel Hernandez at 361shy593-3922 Email fidelhernandeztamukedu
25 thFebruary 17-20 2002 Annual Mtg of the Southeast Deer Study Group Adams Mark Hotel Mobile AL
Modern Deer Mgt Balancing Biology Politics and Tradition For additional info call the AL Wildlife Section at 334-242-3469 or visit the website at wwwdcnrstatealusagfd
Febnlary 19-21 2002 Coastal Plain Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration Southern Reconstnlction Restoration in Practice and Research University of West Florida Campus Pensacola Florida Call Dale G Brockway at 334shy826-8700 ext 28 Email dbrockwayfs fedus
Longleaf DoD Workshop
The Longleaf Alliance in cooperation with the natural resource staffs at Fort Gordon and Fort Jackson held a workshop on November 6-9 2001 A special thanks goes to Allen Braswell Fort Gordon and John Maitland Fort Jackson who handled the local arrangements and provided most informative field trips at each base The group also had the opportunity to visit the most northern population of gopher tortoises at Gopher Tortoise Preserve managed under the watchful eye of Johnny Stowe with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources The 60 attendees represented 14 military bases including aLl service branches and a number of commands within each service Although each base has common goals as related to longleaf ecosystem management there is no mechanism other than their affiliation with the Longleaf Alliance to exchange information with one another
Longleafs open stand structure and the species tolerance of fire make it an excellent fit for the military mission Troop training exercises are much more efficient in such stands that thrive from the frequent fires caused by munitions Numerous management issues were discussed including restoration of longleaf trees and ground cover wildlife management hardwood management and the reintroduction of fire after many years of no fire Economics was also a frequent topic as timber sale receipts finance military forestry operations
The group plans to meet next fall at the Dixon Center
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The Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway in Louisiana
The Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway is a l7-mile paved highway in Central Louisiana constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 This highway route winds through the Kisatchie Hills of Kisatchie National Forest The byway harbors many scenic turnouts and is open year-round It follows Forest Road 59 and allows recreational access to camping hiking warm-water fishing and the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve With elevations ranging from 80 feet to 400 feet this picturesque scene offers great visual diversity
Central Louisiana is great for touring year round Summer months tend to be hot and humid (July and August being the hottest) whiie winters are short and mild (December and January are the coldest) Average temperatures range from 82 degrees in the summer to 47 degrees in the winter Summers are prone to strong thunderstorms and winter showers can last days
The town of Natchitoches is just north of the Kisatchie National Forest Services such as gas groceries and phones can be found here Natchitoches is unique charming and worth visiting in its own right It is located on the Cane River an abandoned segment of the Red River The community has strong roots in the history of logging and pioneers and is home of Northwestern State University Other communities in the vicinity are Derry Kisatchie Rosepine Gorum and Provencal
Camping is very accessible all along The Longleaf Trail and the Kisatchie Ranger District is located near several sites of the prehistoric Caddo Indians The Caroline Dormon Hiking and Horse Trail is a 125-mile trail beginning about 1 mile west of Longleaf Vista and reading to the Kisatchie Bayou Campground Kisatchie National Forest is the only national forest in Louisiana and was created due to the efforts of Caroline Dorman whom this trail is named for An interesting site near the head of this trail is the Statesman Tree It is a 175-yearshyold southern pine reminiscent of the pre-logging forest cover
Kisatchie Bayou Campground may also be reached by Forest Road 360 and Forest Road 321 (which runs by a red-cockaded woodpecker colony) and it crosses the Longleaf Trail just east of Forest Road 307 The campground is nestled on scenic bluffs overlooking the vast diversity of forest dominated by longleaf and loblolly pines with an array of mixed hardwoods Camping fishing picnicking and hiking are recreational
attributes this semi-primitive area has to offer The Louisiana Natural and Scenic Stream system includes the Kisatchie Bayou
Custis Campground is inside the 450-acre National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve and is popular as a primitive hunting camp It can be reached by Forest Road 339 Forest Road 341 and Forest Road KIA Melrose Overlook is a scenic turnout on Forest Road KIA permits an eastern view of fields and farmland Campgrounds Coyote Oak and Corral are also used by hunters (primarily from October 1 through April 30) and are undeveloped as well
Another interesting site is the Lotus Campground area These grounds are home to the remains of the first school in the area Lotus School as well as an intersection of the historic stagecoach route that ran from southern Louisiana
At the western end of the Longleaf Trail is the Dogwood Campground It is a facilitated campground in a serene location amongst pines hardwoods and dogwoods Louisiana Route 117 intersects the Longleaf Trail near here and was once the home of Bellwood Academy which had offered advanced studies in many fields The academy closed in 1863 and the site is now the home to the Kisatchie Work Center
Magley B FalconGuide National Forest Scenic Byways East amp South Available from httpllwwwweathercom outl iveslfrom=drivoutmsampsd=lalongleafjsp Accessed 2001 October 12
Planting Longleaf Seedlings
The following paragraph demonstrates how nursery technology has changed over the past 75 years This statement was originally published by the US Department of Agriculture in 1925 under the title Growing amp Planting Coniferous Trees on the Farm Farmers Bulletin No 1453
Longleafpine is a species that has been planted very little When 4 to 6 inches tall it has a long thick taproot which make successful planting difficult If longleaf pine seed is gathered as soon as ripe in the fall and sown immediately in a seedbed it will sprout and make some growth during the same season It will not develop very much by spring however The small seedlings can be dug early in the spring and planted in the field simply by scooping out holes with c
shovel hoe or garden trowel and setting one plant in ead hole One plantation of which there is record was startec in this manner The method appears to offer the mos reasonable chance ofsuccess of any planting method so fm tried with longleaf pine although experience with it i~
limited
PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
NEW Manging the Forest and the Tree A private landowners guide to conservation management of longleaf pine 200l Lawrence S Early (editor) Julie H Moore (writer) Nelwyn McInnis (producer) Limited copies available from The Nature Conservancy
Herbicide Screening Trials These papers include 3-year measurements from our Ist herbicide screening trial with bareroot longleaf and I-year measurements from our 2nd
herbicide screening trial over container-grown longleaf See how several different herbicides ranked in seedling survival competition control and growth responses of young longleaf seedlings Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL II p
Re-issued Publication Kush John S Compiler 1997 Proceedings of the First Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine Challenges and Opportunities Mobile Alabama 1997 Longleaf Alliance Report No I Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 178 p Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling and tax Non-members $20I0 plus SampH
Kush John S Compiler 1999 Proceedings of Second Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine shyA Forward Look Charleston Sc Longleaf Alliance Report NO4 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 196 pages Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling amp tax Non-members $2000 plus SampH
Gerrell Pete The Illustrated History of the Naval Stores (Turpentine) Industry 1997 148p Pete Gerrell has portrayed the history of the turpentine industry from Biblical times to its virtual finish in the 1970s To order call 850421-7420 or send check or money order for $1995 plus $300 shipping and handling to SYP Publishing co Pete Gerrell PO Box 627 Crawford FL 32326 Florida residents add $140 Florida sales tax
Kush John S Compiler 1998 Proceedings of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration Symposium Longleaf Alliance Report No3 Conducted at the Society for Ecological Restoration Ninth Annual International Conference Fort Lauderdale FL 85p MembersNon-members $600copy
Longleaf Note 3 Keys to successfully planting longleaf pine Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 2p Members free Non-members $100copy
A Working Forest A Landowners Guide for Growing Longleaf Pine in the Carolina Sandhills The Sandhills Area Land Trust Southern Pines NC 32p Members $400 Non-members $500
Franklin Robert M 1997 Stewardship of Longleaf Pine Forests A Guide for landowners Longleaf Alliance Report No2 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 44p Members 1 copy free additional $800copy Non-members $800copy
Kush John S RS Meldahl WD Boyer CK McMahon 1996 Longleaf Pine An Updated Bibliography Forestry Departmental Series No 15 Alabama Agricultural Experimental Station School of Forestry Auburn University AL 35p Members free Non-members $300copy
The Longleaf Nursery List and Longleaf Seed Source List The Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL lOp Members free
Non-members $300copy
Framed Prints Now Available
A limited number of the Longleaf Ecosystem Prints by Patrick Elliott are now available framed with longleaf heartwood double matting and preservation glass John McGuire and Roger Birkhead have spent many hours hand crafting these beautiful heartwood frames with each having its own unique grain pattern The 32x35 frames made from recycled flooring give an additional quality to the print for the longleaf enthusiast Framed prints are $300 + SampH Unframed prints are still available at $65 + $650 shipping Contact John McGuire at 334-844-1032 or mcguijoauburnedu
Longleaf Seedlings Availability
Unlike the past few years an ample supply of longleaf seedlings is still available Contact Mark Hainds at 334shy427-1029 for more information on seedlings that will meet your needs
A NEW HYBRID PINE (Pinus palustris x Pinus taeda)
By HH Chapman
(The following was taken from a Journal of Forestry article that was published in 1922 pages 729-734)
In 1915 V H Sonderegger then employed with the Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company in Winn Parish northwestern Louisiana and now State Forester of Louisiana discovered a pine the characteristics of which indicated that it was a hybrid of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
The attention of the writer was first called to this pine in 1920 when two specimens previously noted by R D Forbes and W R Mattoon were pointed out on the Roberts experimental plot of the US Forest Service at Urania La it being thought at that time by Hemy Hardtner that they were slash pines (Pinus heterophylla since renamed Pinus caribaea) To this claim Mr Sondereggger took exception stating that it was undoubtedly a hybrid between longleaf and loblolly The range also was several hundred miles distant from the nearest known slash pine
In the spring of 1922 a re-examination was made of some reproduction plots at Urania La abundantly stocked with longleaf pine reproduction Here numerous scattered specimens of the hybrid were found averaging one to three or more per acre It was possible in every instance to easily distinguish this hybrid from either longleaf or loblolly
A closer study was then made resulting In the following findings
I The seed appears to originate from longleaf seed trees so that the male parent is probably the loblolly None were found except near longleaf trees bearing cones and except where other seedlings of longleaf were found
2 The seed evidently germinates at the time of longleaf seed germination i e in the late fall and the seedling establishes itself during the winter instead of the spring as does loblolly pine
3 The embryonic foliage of the seedling is from I to 2 inches long resembling longleaf seedlings while that of loblolly is about one-half inch long and much finer
4 The seedling by spring of the same season ie in April after the fall of the seed develops a stalk from 1
up to 2 inches in length Even the most vigorous longleaf seedlings of this age develop no stalk whatever in the flrst two years and commonly not for five seasons This shows the influence of the loblolly parent
5 The sapling develops foliage whose needles measure from 9 to II inches in length averaging 10 to 11 inches This character is constant Some of the more vigorous specimens have needles exceeding in length less vigorous longleaf seedlings No loblolly needles were found exceeding 9 inches in length
6 The bud and the annual shoot and the needles are intermediate in size and appearance between longleaf and loblolly pines
7 The seedling makes most of its growth in one shoot but commonly produces a second growth or shoot 3 to 4 inches long in the same season Longleaf seldom if ever produces a second shoot while loblolly nearly always does and on old fields of vigorous trees produces three growths in a season
8 The branching habit of the pine distinctly departs from that of longleaf with its characteristic absence of whorls and develops at least three branches at the end of the main shoot of the previous year for each season Yet these branches are not so persistent as those of loblolly and grow less vigorously probably falling off sooner so that the pine will clear itself more in the manner of longleaf later on
9 The leaf bases on the hybrid are raised protruding one-tenth inch from stem in the first year after the leaves fall and are retained for 3 or 4 years after the manner of longleaf They are five-tenths to six-tenths inch long but do not have the membraneous or woolly bracts persistent as do longleaf twigs thus resembling loblolly The base project less sharply than on longleaf the point of attachment of needles is less deeply indented The bases of scales have a less pronounced keel or are flatter than longleaf blunter slightly broader and less numerous in cross section Loblolly leaf bases are raised hardly at all the twig being practically smooth while the base scales are thin papery and deciduous at about the second year after the leaves fall are two-tenths inch at apex or less and taper to a wedge shaped point
10 The growth of the seedling in its second season is about I to 2 inches in height In its third season it grows from 6 to 18 inches and from then on height growth is rapid In this respect it is intermediate between loblolly and longleaf pine
11 The hybrid pine grows more rapidly than the longleaf pine
12 The cones are intermediate between longleaf and loblolly pine in all respects Their size from three specimens varies from 5 to 6 inches in length exceeding 15 inches in width when closed and
Longleaf Management for the Books Hancock County Mississippi School
Trust Land
In the north end of Hancock County Mississippi stands a beautiful 600-acre stand of longleaf pine The stewardship of these magnificent longleaf pine woods is entrusted to the Hancock County School District Hancock County School Board officials have opted to manage this tract to benefit present and future generations of local school children To accomplish this objective this diverse habitat is managed with a strategy that will not only provide a continual source of income for years to come but also will be a home to species such as the gopher tortoise (MS State Endangered) dogwood yaupon deer turkey bobwhite and numerous species of songbirds
The management history of the Hancock County stand is similar to many longleaf stands throughout the southeast yet its ultimate fate vastly differs from that which befell many upland pine forests in south Mississippi In the late 1950s the Hancock County site was little more than a cutover landscape with a few scattered longleaf (wolf) seed trees In 1962 300 acres of the site were planted with slash pine A wildfire that same year however had dire effects on all trees except those few rogue longleaf Later that fall amid the spindly corpses of burnt out slash pine the natural process of longleaf pine regeneration began to take place
In 1973 an improvement cut was initiated on the area with 346 MBF and 412 cords removed some of this being the residual slash pine Approximately 100 acres on the east side of the property was successfully direct seeded with longleaf seed at this time as well In 1985 another harvest was made with an emphasis on natural regeneration on the stand through uneven-aged retention methods of the longleaf pine This sale removed 377 MBF and 410 cords Another sale was done in 1994 with 453 MBF and 328 cords removed
The beauty and diversity of the Hancock County stand is achieved through management with prescribed fire and periodic group selection cuttings that enhance natural regeneration of the native longleaf pine This management strategy has resulted in an increased volume adequate natural regeneration and improved habitat for the unique species associated with the longleaf pinegrassland ecosystem The goal is to bum on a three- year rotation or as needed for seedbed preparation after a harvest The use of prescribed fire has been an integral part of management activities for this stand and has resulted in the restoration of the
longleaf pine ecosystem on this site
Without the conservation oriented thinking of the Hancock County School Board and certain individuals in the Mississippi Forestry Commission it is quite certain that School Trust Land would have been managed for short-rotation fiber production of off-site pine species However through a management regime that favors attributes of the longleaf pine ecosystem the Hancock County stand will continue to provide a steady source of revenue important wildlife habitat and invaluable opportunities for class field trips for many years to come
The Hancock County School Trust Land consists of approximately 600 acres in Sections 16 and 17 Township 5 South Range 15 West People can see the site by taking Kiln-Picayune exit off of Interstate 10 travel north app 18 miles on Hwy 603tum west onto Caesar-Necaise road go app 6 miles to 4 way intersection (old Berry Patch store) tum north on Anner Road go 1 114 miles You are on the site Contacts are Mark Jamieson Hancock County Forester 228-255shy4885 or Jim Barnes Area Forester 601-928-5261
Dense stand of old-growth longleaf forest likely representashytive of that which would have been found in Hancock Co Mississippi at one time
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exceeding 3 inches in width when opened The prickles are not recurved like longleaf but pointed outward like some loblolly cones The exposed ends of the scales are not as corrugated with stripes in small ridges nmning parallel with axis of cone as the longleaf but are smoother or halfway between the longleaf and smoother surface of the loblolly cone Longleaf cones resemble it in shape more than do loblolly but vary from 6 to 10 inches in length and from 24 to 3 inches in width closed while loblolly vary from 5 down to 3 inches in length and from 12 to 15 inches in width closed
The hybrid is more fire resistant apparently than loblolly pine as its bark in thickness and texture seems to greatly resemble longleaf pine though in appearance on account of the leaf bases it is midway between the two pines
As far as observed by the writer the hybridization occurs only on cut-over lands which originally bore heavy pure stands of longleaf pine and which now have a few scattered seed trees left It occurs only on dry sites and only where loblolly pines are growing near enough by in low places to distribute their pollen over the area In some instances longleaf loblolly and hybrid seedlings were all found within the same square rod while elsewhere only the longleaf and hybrid seedlings occurred
But the idea of developing this new species of pine by plant breeding methods is worth serious thought The hybrid pine apparently grows well on longleaf land exceeding greatly the height and diameter growth of longleaf as a seedling and sapling and probably throughout its life It will resist fire not so well as the longleaf but better than loblolly
Should it be necessary in the future to give this hybrid a name that of Pinus Sondereggeri is suggested since as far as can be determined Mr Sonderegger was the first to recognize its distinct botanical character and identity
Upcoming Meetings of Interest
January 7-9 2002 South-Wide Forest Disease ~ Workshop Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort Daytona Beach FL Call EL Barnard 352-372-3505 ext 130 Email barnaredoacsstatef1us
January 23-27 2002 Quail V - Fifth National Quail Symposium Omni Bayfront Hotel Corpus Christi TX Cal1 William P Kuvlesky Jr or Fidel Hernandez at 361shy593-3922 Email fidelhernandeztamukedu
25 thFebruary 17-20 2002 Annual Mtg of the Southeast Deer Study Group Adams Mark Hotel Mobile AL
Modern Deer Mgt Balancing Biology Politics and Tradition For additional info call the AL Wildlife Section at 334-242-3469 or visit the website at wwwdcnrstatealusagfd
Febnlary 19-21 2002 Coastal Plain Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration Southern Reconstnlction Restoration in Practice and Research University of West Florida Campus Pensacola Florida Call Dale G Brockway at 334shy826-8700 ext 28 Email dbrockwayfs fedus
Longleaf DoD Workshop
The Longleaf Alliance in cooperation with the natural resource staffs at Fort Gordon and Fort Jackson held a workshop on November 6-9 2001 A special thanks goes to Allen Braswell Fort Gordon and John Maitland Fort Jackson who handled the local arrangements and provided most informative field trips at each base The group also had the opportunity to visit the most northern population of gopher tortoises at Gopher Tortoise Preserve managed under the watchful eye of Johnny Stowe with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources The 60 attendees represented 14 military bases including aLl service branches and a number of commands within each service Although each base has common goals as related to longleaf ecosystem management there is no mechanism other than their affiliation with the Longleaf Alliance to exchange information with one another
Longleafs open stand structure and the species tolerance of fire make it an excellent fit for the military mission Troop training exercises are much more efficient in such stands that thrive from the frequent fires caused by munitions Numerous management issues were discussed including restoration of longleaf trees and ground cover wildlife management hardwood management and the reintroduction of fire after many years of no fire Economics was also a frequent topic as timber sale receipts finance military forestry operations
The group plans to meet next fall at the Dixon Center
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The Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway in Louisiana
The Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway is a l7-mile paved highway in Central Louisiana constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 This highway route winds through the Kisatchie Hills of Kisatchie National Forest The byway harbors many scenic turnouts and is open year-round It follows Forest Road 59 and allows recreational access to camping hiking warm-water fishing and the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve With elevations ranging from 80 feet to 400 feet this picturesque scene offers great visual diversity
Central Louisiana is great for touring year round Summer months tend to be hot and humid (July and August being the hottest) whiie winters are short and mild (December and January are the coldest) Average temperatures range from 82 degrees in the summer to 47 degrees in the winter Summers are prone to strong thunderstorms and winter showers can last days
The town of Natchitoches is just north of the Kisatchie National Forest Services such as gas groceries and phones can be found here Natchitoches is unique charming and worth visiting in its own right It is located on the Cane River an abandoned segment of the Red River The community has strong roots in the history of logging and pioneers and is home of Northwestern State University Other communities in the vicinity are Derry Kisatchie Rosepine Gorum and Provencal
Camping is very accessible all along The Longleaf Trail and the Kisatchie Ranger District is located near several sites of the prehistoric Caddo Indians The Caroline Dormon Hiking and Horse Trail is a 125-mile trail beginning about 1 mile west of Longleaf Vista and reading to the Kisatchie Bayou Campground Kisatchie National Forest is the only national forest in Louisiana and was created due to the efforts of Caroline Dorman whom this trail is named for An interesting site near the head of this trail is the Statesman Tree It is a 175-yearshyold southern pine reminiscent of the pre-logging forest cover
Kisatchie Bayou Campground may also be reached by Forest Road 360 and Forest Road 321 (which runs by a red-cockaded woodpecker colony) and it crosses the Longleaf Trail just east of Forest Road 307 The campground is nestled on scenic bluffs overlooking the vast diversity of forest dominated by longleaf and loblolly pines with an array of mixed hardwoods Camping fishing picnicking and hiking are recreational
attributes this semi-primitive area has to offer The Louisiana Natural and Scenic Stream system includes the Kisatchie Bayou
Custis Campground is inside the 450-acre National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve and is popular as a primitive hunting camp It can be reached by Forest Road 339 Forest Road 341 and Forest Road KIA Melrose Overlook is a scenic turnout on Forest Road KIA permits an eastern view of fields and farmland Campgrounds Coyote Oak and Corral are also used by hunters (primarily from October 1 through April 30) and are undeveloped as well
Another interesting site is the Lotus Campground area These grounds are home to the remains of the first school in the area Lotus School as well as an intersection of the historic stagecoach route that ran from southern Louisiana
At the western end of the Longleaf Trail is the Dogwood Campground It is a facilitated campground in a serene location amongst pines hardwoods and dogwoods Louisiana Route 117 intersects the Longleaf Trail near here and was once the home of Bellwood Academy which had offered advanced studies in many fields The academy closed in 1863 and the site is now the home to the Kisatchie Work Center
Magley B FalconGuide National Forest Scenic Byways East amp South Available from httpllwwwweathercom outl iveslfrom=drivoutmsampsd=lalongleafjsp Accessed 2001 October 12
Planting Longleaf Seedlings
The following paragraph demonstrates how nursery technology has changed over the past 75 years This statement was originally published by the US Department of Agriculture in 1925 under the title Growing amp Planting Coniferous Trees on the Farm Farmers Bulletin No 1453
Longleafpine is a species that has been planted very little When 4 to 6 inches tall it has a long thick taproot which make successful planting difficult If longleaf pine seed is gathered as soon as ripe in the fall and sown immediately in a seedbed it will sprout and make some growth during the same season It will not develop very much by spring however The small seedlings can be dug early in the spring and planted in the field simply by scooping out holes with c
shovel hoe or garden trowel and setting one plant in ead hole One plantation of which there is record was startec in this manner The method appears to offer the mos reasonable chance ofsuccess of any planting method so fm tried with longleaf pine although experience with it i~
limited
PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
NEW Manging the Forest and the Tree A private landowners guide to conservation management of longleaf pine 200l Lawrence S Early (editor) Julie H Moore (writer) Nelwyn McInnis (producer) Limited copies available from The Nature Conservancy
Herbicide Screening Trials These papers include 3-year measurements from our Ist herbicide screening trial with bareroot longleaf and I-year measurements from our 2nd
herbicide screening trial over container-grown longleaf See how several different herbicides ranked in seedling survival competition control and growth responses of young longleaf seedlings Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL II p
Re-issued Publication Kush John S Compiler 1997 Proceedings of the First Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine Challenges and Opportunities Mobile Alabama 1997 Longleaf Alliance Report No I Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 178 p Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling and tax Non-members $20I0 plus SampH
Kush John S Compiler 1999 Proceedings of Second Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine shyA Forward Look Charleston Sc Longleaf Alliance Report NO4 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 196 pages Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling amp tax Non-members $2000 plus SampH
Gerrell Pete The Illustrated History of the Naval Stores (Turpentine) Industry 1997 148p Pete Gerrell has portrayed the history of the turpentine industry from Biblical times to its virtual finish in the 1970s To order call 850421-7420 or send check or money order for $1995 plus $300 shipping and handling to SYP Publishing co Pete Gerrell PO Box 627 Crawford FL 32326 Florida residents add $140 Florida sales tax
Kush John S Compiler 1998 Proceedings of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration Symposium Longleaf Alliance Report No3 Conducted at the Society for Ecological Restoration Ninth Annual International Conference Fort Lauderdale FL 85p MembersNon-members $600copy
Longleaf Note 3 Keys to successfully planting longleaf pine Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 2p Members free Non-members $100copy
A Working Forest A Landowners Guide for Growing Longleaf Pine in the Carolina Sandhills The Sandhills Area Land Trust Southern Pines NC 32p Members $400 Non-members $500
Franklin Robert M 1997 Stewardship of Longleaf Pine Forests A Guide for landowners Longleaf Alliance Report No2 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 44p Members 1 copy free additional $800copy Non-members $800copy
Kush John S RS Meldahl WD Boyer CK McMahon 1996 Longleaf Pine An Updated Bibliography Forestry Departmental Series No 15 Alabama Agricultural Experimental Station School of Forestry Auburn University AL 35p Members free Non-members $300copy
The Longleaf Nursery List and Longleaf Seed Source List The Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL lOp Members free
Non-members $300copy
Framed Prints Now Available
A limited number of the Longleaf Ecosystem Prints by Patrick Elliott are now available framed with longleaf heartwood double matting and preservation glass John McGuire and Roger Birkhead have spent many hours hand crafting these beautiful heartwood frames with each having its own unique grain pattern The 32x35 frames made from recycled flooring give an additional quality to the print for the longleaf enthusiast Framed prints are $300 + SampH Unframed prints are still available at $65 + $650 shipping Contact John McGuire at 334-844-1032 or mcguijoauburnedu
Longleaf Seedlings Availability
Unlike the past few years an ample supply of longleaf seedlings is still available Contact Mark Hainds at 334shy427-1029 for more information on seedlings that will meet your needs
A NEW HYBRID PINE (Pinus palustris x Pinus taeda)
By HH Chapman
(The following was taken from a Journal of Forestry article that was published in 1922 pages 729-734)
In 1915 V H Sonderegger then employed with the Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company in Winn Parish northwestern Louisiana and now State Forester of Louisiana discovered a pine the characteristics of which indicated that it was a hybrid of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
The attention of the writer was first called to this pine in 1920 when two specimens previously noted by R D Forbes and W R Mattoon were pointed out on the Roberts experimental plot of the US Forest Service at Urania La it being thought at that time by Hemy Hardtner that they were slash pines (Pinus heterophylla since renamed Pinus caribaea) To this claim Mr Sondereggger took exception stating that it was undoubtedly a hybrid between longleaf and loblolly The range also was several hundred miles distant from the nearest known slash pine
In the spring of 1922 a re-examination was made of some reproduction plots at Urania La abundantly stocked with longleaf pine reproduction Here numerous scattered specimens of the hybrid were found averaging one to three or more per acre It was possible in every instance to easily distinguish this hybrid from either longleaf or loblolly
A closer study was then made resulting In the following findings
I The seed appears to originate from longleaf seed trees so that the male parent is probably the loblolly None were found except near longleaf trees bearing cones and except where other seedlings of longleaf were found
2 The seed evidently germinates at the time of longleaf seed germination i e in the late fall and the seedling establishes itself during the winter instead of the spring as does loblolly pine
3 The embryonic foliage of the seedling is from I to 2 inches long resembling longleaf seedlings while that of loblolly is about one-half inch long and much finer
4 The seedling by spring of the same season ie in April after the fall of the seed develops a stalk from 1
up to 2 inches in length Even the most vigorous longleaf seedlings of this age develop no stalk whatever in the flrst two years and commonly not for five seasons This shows the influence of the loblolly parent
5 The sapling develops foliage whose needles measure from 9 to II inches in length averaging 10 to 11 inches This character is constant Some of the more vigorous specimens have needles exceeding in length less vigorous longleaf seedlings No loblolly needles were found exceeding 9 inches in length
6 The bud and the annual shoot and the needles are intermediate in size and appearance between longleaf and loblolly pines
7 The seedling makes most of its growth in one shoot but commonly produces a second growth or shoot 3 to 4 inches long in the same season Longleaf seldom if ever produces a second shoot while loblolly nearly always does and on old fields of vigorous trees produces three growths in a season
8 The branching habit of the pine distinctly departs from that of longleaf with its characteristic absence of whorls and develops at least three branches at the end of the main shoot of the previous year for each season Yet these branches are not so persistent as those of loblolly and grow less vigorously probably falling off sooner so that the pine will clear itself more in the manner of longleaf later on
9 The leaf bases on the hybrid are raised protruding one-tenth inch from stem in the first year after the leaves fall and are retained for 3 or 4 years after the manner of longleaf They are five-tenths to six-tenths inch long but do not have the membraneous or woolly bracts persistent as do longleaf twigs thus resembling loblolly The base project less sharply than on longleaf the point of attachment of needles is less deeply indented The bases of scales have a less pronounced keel or are flatter than longleaf blunter slightly broader and less numerous in cross section Loblolly leaf bases are raised hardly at all the twig being practically smooth while the base scales are thin papery and deciduous at about the second year after the leaves fall are two-tenths inch at apex or less and taper to a wedge shaped point
10 The growth of the seedling in its second season is about I to 2 inches in height In its third season it grows from 6 to 18 inches and from then on height growth is rapid In this respect it is intermediate between loblolly and longleaf pine
11 The hybrid pine grows more rapidly than the longleaf pine
12 The cones are intermediate between longleaf and loblolly pine in all respects Their size from three specimens varies from 5 to 6 inches in length exceeding 15 inches in width when closed and
Longleaf Management for the Books Hancock County Mississippi School
Trust Land
In the north end of Hancock County Mississippi stands a beautiful 600-acre stand of longleaf pine The stewardship of these magnificent longleaf pine woods is entrusted to the Hancock County School District Hancock County School Board officials have opted to manage this tract to benefit present and future generations of local school children To accomplish this objective this diverse habitat is managed with a strategy that will not only provide a continual source of income for years to come but also will be a home to species such as the gopher tortoise (MS State Endangered) dogwood yaupon deer turkey bobwhite and numerous species of songbirds
The management history of the Hancock County stand is similar to many longleaf stands throughout the southeast yet its ultimate fate vastly differs from that which befell many upland pine forests in south Mississippi In the late 1950s the Hancock County site was little more than a cutover landscape with a few scattered longleaf (wolf) seed trees In 1962 300 acres of the site were planted with slash pine A wildfire that same year however had dire effects on all trees except those few rogue longleaf Later that fall amid the spindly corpses of burnt out slash pine the natural process of longleaf pine regeneration began to take place
In 1973 an improvement cut was initiated on the area with 346 MBF and 412 cords removed some of this being the residual slash pine Approximately 100 acres on the east side of the property was successfully direct seeded with longleaf seed at this time as well In 1985 another harvest was made with an emphasis on natural regeneration on the stand through uneven-aged retention methods of the longleaf pine This sale removed 377 MBF and 410 cords Another sale was done in 1994 with 453 MBF and 328 cords removed
The beauty and diversity of the Hancock County stand is achieved through management with prescribed fire and periodic group selection cuttings that enhance natural regeneration of the native longleaf pine This management strategy has resulted in an increased volume adequate natural regeneration and improved habitat for the unique species associated with the longleaf pinegrassland ecosystem The goal is to bum on a three- year rotation or as needed for seedbed preparation after a harvest The use of prescribed fire has been an integral part of management activities for this stand and has resulted in the restoration of the
longleaf pine ecosystem on this site
Without the conservation oriented thinking of the Hancock County School Board and certain individuals in the Mississippi Forestry Commission it is quite certain that School Trust Land would have been managed for short-rotation fiber production of off-site pine species However through a management regime that favors attributes of the longleaf pine ecosystem the Hancock County stand will continue to provide a steady source of revenue important wildlife habitat and invaluable opportunities for class field trips for many years to come
The Hancock County School Trust Land consists of approximately 600 acres in Sections 16 and 17 Township 5 South Range 15 West People can see the site by taking Kiln-Picayune exit off of Interstate 10 travel north app 18 miles on Hwy 603tum west onto Caesar-Necaise road go app 6 miles to 4 way intersection (old Berry Patch store) tum north on Anner Road go 1 114 miles You are on the site Contacts are Mark Jamieson Hancock County Forester 228-255shy4885 or Jim Barnes Area Forester 601-928-5261
Dense stand of old-growth longleaf forest likely representashytive of that which would have been found in Hancock Co Mississippi at one time
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Yes I want to be a part of The Longleaf Alliance and help keep this forest type as part of the southern landscape Please mail my newsletters and other communications to
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Contributions are tax deductible when made payable to the Auburn University Foundation Please send this form and checks to The Longleaf Alliance Rt 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
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The Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway in Louisiana
The Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway is a l7-mile paved highway in Central Louisiana constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935 This highway route winds through the Kisatchie Hills of Kisatchie National Forest The byway harbors many scenic turnouts and is open year-round It follows Forest Road 59 and allows recreational access to camping hiking warm-water fishing and the National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve With elevations ranging from 80 feet to 400 feet this picturesque scene offers great visual diversity
Central Louisiana is great for touring year round Summer months tend to be hot and humid (July and August being the hottest) whiie winters are short and mild (December and January are the coldest) Average temperatures range from 82 degrees in the summer to 47 degrees in the winter Summers are prone to strong thunderstorms and winter showers can last days
The town of Natchitoches is just north of the Kisatchie National Forest Services such as gas groceries and phones can be found here Natchitoches is unique charming and worth visiting in its own right It is located on the Cane River an abandoned segment of the Red River The community has strong roots in the history of logging and pioneers and is home of Northwestern State University Other communities in the vicinity are Derry Kisatchie Rosepine Gorum and Provencal
Camping is very accessible all along The Longleaf Trail and the Kisatchie Ranger District is located near several sites of the prehistoric Caddo Indians The Caroline Dormon Hiking and Horse Trail is a 125-mile trail beginning about 1 mile west of Longleaf Vista and reading to the Kisatchie Bayou Campground Kisatchie National Forest is the only national forest in Louisiana and was created due to the efforts of Caroline Dorman whom this trail is named for An interesting site near the head of this trail is the Statesman Tree It is a 175-yearshyold southern pine reminiscent of the pre-logging forest cover
Kisatchie Bayou Campground may also be reached by Forest Road 360 and Forest Road 321 (which runs by a red-cockaded woodpecker colony) and it crosses the Longleaf Trail just east of Forest Road 307 The campground is nestled on scenic bluffs overlooking the vast diversity of forest dominated by longleaf and loblolly pines with an array of mixed hardwoods Camping fishing picnicking and hiking are recreational
attributes this semi-primitive area has to offer The Louisiana Natural and Scenic Stream system includes the Kisatchie Bayou
Custis Campground is inside the 450-acre National Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve and is popular as a primitive hunting camp It can be reached by Forest Road 339 Forest Road 341 and Forest Road KIA Melrose Overlook is a scenic turnout on Forest Road KIA permits an eastern view of fields and farmland Campgrounds Coyote Oak and Corral are also used by hunters (primarily from October 1 through April 30) and are undeveloped as well
Another interesting site is the Lotus Campground area These grounds are home to the remains of the first school in the area Lotus School as well as an intersection of the historic stagecoach route that ran from southern Louisiana
At the western end of the Longleaf Trail is the Dogwood Campground It is a facilitated campground in a serene location amongst pines hardwoods and dogwoods Louisiana Route 117 intersects the Longleaf Trail near here and was once the home of Bellwood Academy which had offered advanced studies in many fields The academy closed in 1863 and the site is now the home to the Kisatchie Work Center
Magley B FalconGuide National Forest Scenic Byways East amp South Available from httpllwwwweathercom outl iveslfrom=drivoutmsampsd=lalongleafjsp Accessed 2001 October 12
Planting Longleaf Seedlings
The following paragraph demonstrates how nursery technology has changed over the past 75 years This statement was originally published by the US Department of Agriculture in 1925 under the title Growing amp Planting Coniferous Trees on the Farm Farmers Bulletin No 1453
Longleafpine is a species that has been planted very little When 4 to 6 inches tall it has a long thick taproot which make successful planting difficult If longleaf pine seed is gathered as soon as ripe in the fall and sown immediately in a seedbed it will sprout and make some growth during the same season It will not develop very much by spring however The small seedlings can be dug early in the spring and planted in the field simply by scooping out holes with c
shovel hoe or garden trowel and setting one plant in ead hole One plantation of which there is record was startec in this manner The method appears to offer the mos reasonable chance ofsuccess of any planting method so fm tried with longleaf pine although experience with it i~
limited
PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
NEW Manging the Forest and the Tree A private landowners guide to conservation management of longleaf pine 200l Lawrence S Early (editor) Julie H Moore (writer) Nelwyn McInnis (producer) Limited copies available from The Nature Conservancy
Herbicide Screening Trials These papers include 3-year measurements from our Ist herbicide screening trial with bareroot longleaf and I-year measurements from our 2nd
herbicide screening trial over container-grown longleaf See how several different herbicides ranked in seedling survival competition control and growth responses of young longleaf seedlings Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL II p
Re-issued Publication Kush John S Compiler 1997 Proceedings of the First Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine Challenges and Opportunities Mobile Alabama 1997 Longleaf Alliance Report No I Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 178 p Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling and tax Non-members $20I0 plus SampH
Kush John S Compiler 1999 Proceedings of Second Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine shyA Forward Look Charleston Sc Longleaf Alliance Report NO4 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 196 pages Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling amp tax Non-members $2000 plus SampH
Gerrell Pete The Illustrated History of the Naval Stores (Turpentine) Industry 1997 148p Pete Gerrell has portrayed the history of the turpentine industry from Biblical times to its virtual finish in the 1970s To order call 850421-7420 or send check or money order for $1995 plus $300 shipping and handling to SYP Publishing co Pete Gerrell PO Box 627 Crawford FL 32326 Florida residents add $140 Florida sales tax
Kush John S Compiler 1998 Proceedings of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration Symposium Longleaf Alliance Report No3 Conducted at the Society for Ecological Restoration Ninth Annual International Conference Fort Lauderdale FL 85p MembersNon-members $600copy
Longleaf Note 3 Keys to successfully planting longleaf pine Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 2p Members free Non-members $100copy
A Working Forest A Landowners Guide for Growing Longleaf Pine in the Carolina Sandhills The Sandhills Area Land Trust Southern Pines NC 32p Members $400 Non-members $500
Franklin Robert M 1997 Stewardship of Longleaf Pine Forests A Guide for landowners Longleaf Alliance Report No2 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 44p Members 1 copy free additional $800copy Non-members $800copy
Kush John S RS Meldahl WD Boyer CK McMahon 1996 Longleaf Pine An Updated Bibliography Forestry Departmental Series No 15 Alabama Agricultural Experimental Station School of Forestry Auburn University AL 35p Members free Non-members $300copy
The Longleaf Nursery List and Longleaf Seed Source List The Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL lOp Members free
Non-members $300copy
Framed Prints Now Available
A limited number of the Longleaf Ecosystem Prints by Patrick Elliott are now available framed with longleaf heartwood double matting and preservation glass John McGuire and Roger Birkhead have spent many hours hand crafting these beautiful heartwood frames with each having its own unique grain pattern The 32x35 frames made from recycled flooring give an additional quality to the print for the longleaf enthusiast Framed prints are $300 + SampH Unframed prints are still available at $65 + $650 shipping Contact John McGuire at 334-844-1032 or mcguijoauburnedu
Longleaf Seedlings Availability
Unlike the past few years an ample supply of longleaf seedlings is still available Contact Mark Hainds at 334shy427-1029 for more information on seedlings that will meet your needs
A NEW HYBRID PINE (Pinus palustris x Pinus taeda)
By HH Chapman
(The following was taken from a Journal of Forestry article that was published in 1922 pages 729-734)
In 1915 V H Sonderegger then employed with the Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company in Winn Parish northwestern Louisiana and now State Forester of Louisiana discovered a pine the characteristics of which indicated that it was a hybrid of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
The attention of the writer was first called to this pine in 1920 when two specimens previously noted by R D Forbes and W R Mattoon were pointed out on the Roberts experimental plot of the US Forest Service at Urania La it being thought at that time by Hemy Hardtner that they were slash pines (Pinus heterophylla since renamed Pinus caribaea) To this claim Mr Sondereggger took exception stating that it was undoubtedly a hybrid between longleaf and loblolly The range also was several hundred miles distant from the nearest known slash pine
In the spring of 1922 a re-examination was made of some reproduction plots at Urania La abundantly stocked with longleaf pine reproduction Here numerous scattered specimens of the hybrid were found averaging one to three or more per acre It was possible in every instance to easily distinguish this hybrid from either longleaf or loblolly
A closer study was then made resulting In the following findings
I The seed appears to originate from longleaf seed trees so that the male parent is probably the loblolly None were found except near longleaf trees bearing cones and except where other seedlings of longleaf were found
2 The seed evidently germinates at the time of longleaf seed germination i e in the late fall and the seedling establishes itself during the winter instead of the spring as does loblolly pine
3 The embryonic foliage of the seedling is from I to 2 inches long resembling longleaf seedlings while that of loblolly is about one-half inch long and much finer
4 The seedling by spring of the same season ie in April after the fall of the seed develops a stalk from 1
up to 2 inches in length Even the most vigorous longleaf seedlings of this age develop no stalk whatever in the flrst two years and commonly not for five seasons This shows the influence of the loblolly parent
5 The sapling develops foliage whose needles measure from 9 to II inches in length averaging 10 to 11 inches This character is constant Some of the more vigorous specimens have needles exceeding in length less vigorous longleaf seedlings No loblolly needles were found exceeding 9 inches in length
6 The bud and the annual shoot and the needles are intermediate in size and appearance between longleaf and loblolly pines
7 The seedling makes most of its growth in one shoot but commonly produces a second growth or shoot 3 to 4 inches long in the same season Longleaf seldom if ever produces a second shoot while loblolly nearly always does and on old fields of vigorous trees produces three growths in a season
8 The branching habit of the pine distinctly departs from that of longleaf with its characteristic absence of whorls and develops at least three branches at the end of the main shoot of the previous year for each season Yet these branches are not so persistent as those of loblolly and grow less vigorously probably falling off sooner so that the pine will clear itself more in the manner of longleaf later on
9 The leaf bases on the hybrid are raised protruding one-tenth inch from stem in the first year after the leaves fall and are retained for 3 or 4 years after the manner of longleaf They are five-tenths to six-tenths inch long but do not have the membraneous or woolly bracts persistent as do longleaf twigs thus resembling loblolly The base project less sharply than on longleaf the point of attachment of needles is less deeply indented The bases of scales have a less pronounced keel or are flatter than longleaf blunter slightly broader and less numerous in cross section Loblolly leaf bases are raised hardly at all the twig being practically smooth while the base scales are thin papery and deciduous at about the second year after the leaves fall are two-tenths inch at apex or less and taper to a wedge shaped point
10 The growth of the seedling in its second season is about I to 2 inches in height In its third season it grows from 6 to 18 inches and from then on height growth is rapid In this respect it is intermediate between loblolly and longleaf pine
11 The hybrid pine grows more rapidly than the longleaf pine
12 The cones are intermediate between longleaf and loblolly pine in all respects Their size from three specimens varies from 5 to 6 inches in length exceeding 15 inches in width when closed and
Longleaf Management for the Books Hancock County Mississippi School
Trust Land
In the north end of Hancock County Mississippi stands a beautiful 600-acre stand of longleaf pine The stewardship of these magnificent longleaf pine woods is entrusted to the Hancock County School District Hancock County School Board officials have opted to manage this tract to benefit present and future generations of local school children To accomplish this objective this diverse habitat is managed with a strategy that will not only provide a continual source of income for years to come but also will be a home to species such as the gopher tortoise (MS State Endangered) dogwood yaupon deer turkey bobwhite and numerous species of songbirds
The management history of the Hancock County stand is similar to many longleaf stands throughout the southeast yet its ultimate fate vastly differs from that which befell many upland pine forests in south Mississippi In the late 1950s the Hancock County site was little more than a cutover landscape with a few scattered longleaf (wolf) seed trees In 1962 300 acres of the site were planted with slash pine A wildfire that same year however had dire effects on all trees except those few rogue longleaf Later that fall amid the spindly corpses of burnt out slash pine the natural process of longleaf pine regeneration began to take place
In 1973 an improvement cut was initiated on the area with 346 MBF and 412 cords removed some of this being the residual slash pine Approximately 100 acres on the east side of the property was successfully direct seeded with longleaf seed at this time as well In 1985 another harvest was made with an emphasis on natural regeneration on the stand through uneven-aged retention methods of the longleaf pine This sale removed 377 MBF and 410 cords Another sale was done in 1994 with 453 MBF and 328 cords removed
The beauty and diversity of the Hancock County stand is achieved through management with prescribed fire and periodic group selection cuttings that enhance natural regeneration of the native longleaf pine This management strategy has resulted in an increased volume adequate natural regeneration and improved habitat for the unique species associated with the longleaf pinegrassland ecosystem The goal is to bum on a three- year rotation or as needed for seedbed preparation after a harvest The use of prescribed fire has been an integral part of management activities for this stand and has resulted in the restoration of the
longleaf pine ecosystem on this site
Without the conservation oriented thinking of the Hancock County School Board and certain individuals in the Mississippi Forestry Commission it is quite certain that School Trust Land would have been managed for short-rotation fiber production of off-site pine species However through a management regime that favors attributes of the longleaf pine ecosystem the Hancock County stand will continue to provide a steady source of revenue important wildlife habitat and invaluable opportunities for class field trips for many years to come
The Hancock County School Trust Land consists of approximately 600 acres in Sections 16 and 17 Township 5 South Range 15 West People can see the site by taking Kiln-Picayune exit off of Interstate 10 travel north app 18 miles on Hwy 603tum west onto Caesar-Necaise road go app 6 miles to 4 way intersection (old Berry Patch store) tum north on Anner Road go 1 114 miles You are on the site Contacts are Mark Jamieson Hancock County Forester 228-255shy4885 or Jim Barnes Area Forester 601-928-5261
Dense stand of old-growth longleaf forest likely representashytive of that which would have been found in Hancock Co Mississippi at one time
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Yes I want to be a part of The Longleaf Alliance and help keep this forest type as part of the southern landscape Please mail my newsletters and other communications to
Name
Mailing Address ___________________________________________
City________________ State________________ Zip______
Daytime Phone_________________ Evening Phone ______________
FAX Number e-mail
Contributions are tax deductible when made payable to the Auburn University Foundation Please send this form and checks to The Longleaf Alliance Rt 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
THE LONGlpoundAF ALLIANCE
The Longleaf Alliance Route 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST
NEW Manging the Forest and the Tree A private landowners guide to conservation management of longleaf pine 200l Lawrence S Early (editor) Julie H Moore (writer) Nelwyn McInnis (producer) Limited copies available from The Nature Conservancy
Herbicide Screening Trials These papers include 3-year measurements from our Ist herbicide screening trial with bareroot longleaf and I-year measurements from our 2nd
herbicide screening trial over container-grown longleaf See how several different herbicides ranked in seedling survival competition control and growth responses of young longleaf seedlings Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL II p
Re-issued Publication Kush John S Compiler 1997 Proceedings of the First Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine Challenges and Opportunities Mobile Alabama 1997 Longleaf Alliance Report No I Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 178 p Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling and tax Non-members $20I0 plus SampH
Kush John S Compiler 1999 Proceedings of Second Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference Longleaf Pine shyA Forward Look Charleston Sc Longleaf Alliance Report NO4 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 196 pages Members $1000 per copy + shipping and handling amp tax Non-members $2000 plus SampH
Gerrell Pete The Illustrated History of the Naval Stores (Turpentine) Industry 1997 148p Pete Gerrell has portrayed the history of the turpentine industry from Biblical times to its virtual finish in the 1970s To order call 850421-7420 or send check or money order for $1995 plus $300 shipping and handling to SYP Publishing co Pete Gerrell PO Box 627 Crawford FL 32326 Florida residents add $140 Florida sales tax
Kush John S Compiler 1998 Proceedings of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Restoration Symposium Longleaf Alliance Report No3 Conducted at the Society for Ecological Restoration Ninth Annual International Conference Fort Lauderdale FL 85p MembersNon-members $600copy
Longleaf Note 3 Keys to successfully planting longleaf pine Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 2p Members free Non-members $100copy
A Working Forest A Landowners Guide for Growing Longleaf Pine in the Carolina Sandhills The Sandhills Area Land Trust Southern Pines NC 32p Members $400 Non-members $500
Franklin Robert M 1997 Stewardship of Longleaf Pine Forests A Guide for landowners Longleaf Alliance Report No2 Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL 44p Members 1 copy free additional $800copy Non-members $800copy
Kush John S RS Meldahl WD Boyer CK McMahon 1996 Longleaf Pine An Updated Bibliography Forestry Departmental Series No 15 Alabama Agricultural Experimental Station School of Forestry Auburn University AL 35p Members free Non-members $300copy
The Longleaf Nursery List and Longleaf Seed Source List The Longleaf Alliance Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center Andalusia AL lOp Members free
Non-members $300copy
Framed Prints Now Available
A limited number of the Longleaf Ecosystem Prints by Patrick Elliott are now available framed with longleaf heartwood double matting and preservation glass John McGuire and Roger Birkhead have spent many hours hand crafting these beautiful heartwood frames with each having its own unique grain pattern The 32x35 frames made from recycled flooring give an additional quality to the print for the longleaf enthusiast Framed prints are $300 + SampH Unframed prints are still available at $65 + $650 shipping Contact John McGuire at 334-844-1032 or mcguijoauburnedu
Longleaf Seedlings Availability
Unlike the past few years an ample supply of longleaf seedlings is still available Contact Mark Hainds at 334shy427-1029 for more information on seedlings that will meet your needs
A NEW HYBRID PINE (Pinus palustris x Pinus taeda)
By HH Chapman
(The following was taken from a Journal of Forestry article that was published in 1922 pages 729-734)
In 1915 V H Sonderegger then employed with the Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company in Winn Parish northwestern Louisiana and now State Forester of Louisiana discovered a pine the characteristics of which indicated that it was a hybrid of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
The attention of the writer was first called to this pine in 1920 when two specimens previously noted by R D Forbes and W R Mattoon were pointed out on the Roberts experimental plot of the US Forest Service at Urania La it being thought at that time by Hemy Hardtner that they were slash pines (Pinus heterophylla since renamed Pinus caribaea) To this claim Mr Sondereggger took exception stating that it was undoubtedly a hybrid between longleaf and loblolly The range also was several hundred miles distant from the nearest known slash pine
In the spring of 1922 a re-examination was made of some reproduction plots at Urania La abundantly stocked with longleaf pine reproduction Here numerous scattered specimens of the hybrid were found averaging one to three or more per acre It was possible in every instance to easily distinguish this hybrid from either longleaf or loblolly
A closer study was then made resulting In the following findings
I The seed appears to originate from longleaf seed trees so that the male parent is probably the loblolly None were found except near longleaf trees bearing cones and except where other seedlings of longleaf were found
2 The seed evidently germinates at the time of longleaf seed germination i e in the late fall and the seedling establishes itself during the winter instead of the spring as does loblolly pine
3 The embryonic foliage of the seedling is from I to 2 inches long resembling longleaf seedlings while that of loblolly is about one-half inch long and much finer
4 The seedling by spring of the same season ie in April after the fall of the seed develops a stalk from 1
up to 2 inches in length Even the most vigorous longleaf seedlings of this age develop no stalk whatever in the flrst two years and commonly not for five seasons This shows the influence of the loblolly parent
5 The sapling develops foliage whose needles measure from 9 to II inches in length averaging 10 to 11 inches This character is constant Some of the more vigorous specimens have needles exceeding in length less vigorous longleaf seedlings No loblolly needles were found exceeding 9 inches in length
6 The bud and the annual shoot and the needles are intermediate in size and appearance between longleaf and loblolly pines
7 The seedling makes most of its growth in one shoot but commonly produces a second growth or shoot 3 to 4 inches long in the same season Longleaf seldom if ever produces a second shoot while loblolly nearly always does and on old fields of vigorous trees produces three growths in a season
8 The branching habit of the pine distinctly departs from that of longleaf with its characteristic absence of whorls and develops at least three branches at the end of the main shoot of the previous year for each season Yet these branches are not so persistent as those of loblolly and grow less vigorously probably falling off sooner so that the pine will clear itself more in the manner of longleaf later on
9 The leaf bases on the hybrid are raised protruding one-tenth inch from stem in the first year after the leaves fall and are retained for 3 or 4 years after the manner of longleaf They are five-tenths to six-tenths inch long but do not have the membraneous or woolly bracts persistent as do longleaf twigs thus resembling loblolly The base project less sharply than on longleaf the point of attachment of needles is less deeply indented The bases of scales have a less pronounced keel or are flatter than longleaf blunter slightly broader and less numerous in cross section Loblolly leaf bases are raised hardly at all the twig being practically smooth while the base scales are thin papery and deciduous at about the second year after the leaves fall are two-tenths inch at apex or less and taper to a wedge shaped point
10 The growth of the seedling in its second season is about I to 2 inches in height In its third season it grows from 6 to 18 inches and from then on height growth is rapid In this respect it is intermediate between loblolly and longleaf pine
11 The hybrid pine grows more rapidly than the longleaf pine
12 The cones are intermediate between longleaf and loblolly pine in all respects Their size from three specimens varies from 5 to 6 inches in length exceeding 15 inches in width when closed and
Longleaf Management for the Books Hancock County Mississippi School
Trust Land
In the north end of Hancock County Mississippi stands a beautiful 600-acre stand of longleaf pine The stewardship of these magnificent longleaf pine woods is entrusted to the Hancock County School District Hancock County School Board officials have opted to manage this tract to benefit present and future generations of local school children To accomplish this objective this diverse habitat is managed with a strategy that will not only provide a continual source of income for years to come but also will be a home to species such as the gopher tortoise (MS State Endangered) dogwood yaupon deer turkey bobwhite and numerous species of songbirds
The management history of the Hancock County stand is similar to many longleaf stands throughout the southeast yet its ultimate fate vastly differs from that which befell many upland pine forests in south Mississippi In the late 1950s the Hancock County site was little more than a cutover landscape with a few scattered longleaf (wolf) seed trees In 1962 300 acres of the site were planted with slash pine A wildfire that same year however had dire effects on all trees except those few rogue longleaf Later that fall amid the spindly corpses of burnt out slash pine the natural process of longleaf pine regeneration began to take place
In 1973 an improvement cut was initiated on the area with 346 MBF and 412 cords removed some of this being the residual slash pine Approximately 100 acres on the east side of the property was successfully direct seeded with longleaf seed at this time as well In 1985 another harvest was made with an emphasis on natural regeneration on the stand through uneven-aged retention methods of the longleaf pine This sale removed 377 MBF and 410 cords Another sale was done in 1994 with 453 MBF and 328 cords removed
The beauty and diversity of the Hancock County stand is achieved through management with prescribed fire and periodic group selection cuttings that enhance natural regeneration of the native longleaf pine This management strategy has resulted in an increased volume adequate natural regeneration and improved habitat for the unique species associated with the longleaf pinegrassland ecosystem The goal is to bum on a three- year rotation or as needed for seedbed preparation after a harvest The use of prescribed fire has been an integral part of management activities for this stand and has resulted in the restoration of the
longleaf pine ecosystem on this site
Without the conservation oriented thinking of the Hancock County School Board and certain individuals in the Mississippi Forestry Commission it is quite certain that School Trust Land would have been managed for short-rotation fiber production of off-site pine species However through a management regime that favors attributes of the longleaf pine ecosystem the Hancock County stand will continue to provide a steady source of revenue important wildlife habitat and invaluable opportunities for class field trips for many years to come
The Hancock County School Trust Land consists of approximately 600 acres in Sections 16 and 17 Township 5 South Range 15 West People can see the site by taking Kiln-Picayune exit off of Interstate 10 travel north app 18 miles on Hwy 603tum west onto Caesar-Necaise road go app 6 miles to 4 way intersection (old Berry Patch store) tum north on Anner Road go 1 114 miles You are on the site Contacts are Mark Jamieson Hancock County Forester 228-255shy4885 or Jim Barnes Area Forester 601-928-5261
Dense stand of old-growth longleaf forest likely representashytive of that which would have been found in Hancock Co Mississippi at one time
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Yes I want to be a part of The Longleaf Alliance and help keep this forest type as part of the southern landscape Please mail my newsletters and other communications to
Name
Mailing Address ___________________________________________
City________________ State________________ Zip______
Daytime Phone_________________ Evening Phone ______________
FAX Number e-mail
Contributions are tax deductible when made payable to the Auburn University Foundation Please send this form and checks to The Longleaf Alliance Rt 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
THE LONGlpoundAF ALLIANCE
The Longleaf Alliance Route 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
A NEW HYBRID PINE (Pinus palustris x Pinus taeda)
By HH Chapman
(The following was taken from a Journal of Forestry article that was published in 1922 pages 729-734)
In 1915 V H Sonderegger then employed with the Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company in Winn Parish northwestern Louisiana and now State Forester of Louisiana discovered a pine the characteristics of which indicated that it was a hybrid of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
The attention of the writer was first called to this pine in 1920 when two specimens previously noted by R D Forbes and W R Mattoon were pointed out on the Roberts experimental plot of the US Forest Service at Urania La it being thought at that time by Hemy Hardtner that they were slash pines (Pinus heterophylla since renamed Pinus caribaea) To this claim Mr Sondereggger took exception stating that it was undoubtedly a hybrid between longleaf and loblolly The range also was several hundred miles distant from the nearest known slash pine
In the spring of 1922 a re-examination was made of some reproduction plots at Urania La abundantly stocked with longleaf pine reproduction Here numerous scattered specimens of the hybrid were found averaging one to three or more per acre It was possible in every instance to easily distinguish this hybrid from either longleaf or loblolly
A closer study was then made resulting In the following findings
I The seed appears to originate from longleaf seed trees so that the male parent is probably the loblolly None were found except near longleaf trees bearing cones and except where other seedlings of longleaf were found
2 The seed evidently germinates at the time of longleaf seed germination i e in the late fall and the seedling establishes itself during the winter instead of the spring as does loblolly pine
3 The embryonic foliage of the seedling is from I to 2 inches long resembling longleaf seedlings while that of loblolly is about one-half inch long and much finer
4 The seedling by spring of the same season ie in April after the fall of the seed develops a stalk from 1
up to 2 inches in length Even the most vigorous longleaf seedlings of this age develop no stalk whatever in the flrst two years and commonly not for five seasons This shows the influence of the loblolly parent
5 The sapling develops foliage whose needles measure from 9 to II inches in length averaging 10 to 11 inches This character is constant Some of the more vigorous specimens have needles exceeding in length less vigorous longleaf seedlings No loblolly needles were found exceeding 9 inches in length
6 The bud and the annual shoot and the needles are intermediate in size and appearance between longleaf and loblolly pines
7 The seedling makes most of its growth in one shoot but commonly produces a second growth or shoot 3 to 4 inches long in the same season Longleaf seldom if ever produces a second shoot while loblolly nearly always does and on old fields of vigorous trees produces three growths in a season
8 The branching habit of the pine distinctly departs from that of longleaf with its characteristic absence of whorls and develops at least three branches at the end of the main shoot of the previous year for each season Yet these branches are not so persistent as those of loblolly and grow less vigorously probably falling off sooner so that the pine will clear itself more in the manner of longleaf later on
9 The leaf bases on the hybrid are raised protruding one-tenth inch from stem in the first year after the leaves fall and are retained for 3 or 4 years after the manner of longleaf They are five-tenths to six-tenths inch long but do not have the membraneous or woolly bracts persistent as do longleaf twigs thus resembling loblolly The base project less sharply than on longleaf the point of attachment of needles is less deeply indented The bases of scales have a less pronounced keel or are flatter than longleaf blunter slightly broader and less numerous in cross section Loblolly leaf bases are raised hardly at all the twig being practically smooth while the base scales are thin papery and deciduous at about the second year after the leaves fall are two-tenths inch at apex or less and taper to a wedge shaped point
10 The growth of the seedling in its second season is about I to 2 inches in height In its third season it grows from 6 to 18 inches and from then on height growth is rapid In this respect it is intermediate between loblolly and longleaf pine
11 The hybrid pine grows more rapidly than the longleaf pine
12 The cones are intermediate between longleaf and loblolly pine in all respects Their size from three specimens varies from 5 to 6 inches in length exceeding 15 inches in width when closed and
Longleaf Management for the Books Hancock County Mississippi School
Trust Land
In the north end of Hancock County Mississippi stands a beautiful 600-acre stand of longleaf pine The stewardship of these magnificent longleaf pine woods is entrusted to the Hancock County School District Hancock County School Board officials have opted to manage this tract to benefit present and future generations of local school children To accomplish this objective this diverse habitat is managed with a strategy that will not only provide a continual source of income for years to come but also will be a home to species such as the gopher tortoise (MS State Endangered) dogwood yaupon deer turkey bobwhite and numerous species of songbirds
The management history of the Hancock County stand is similar to many longleaf stands throughout the southeast yet its ultimate fate vastly differs from that which befell many upland pine forests in south Mississippi In the late 1950s the Hancock County site was little more than a cutover landscape with a few scattered longleaf (wolf) seed trees In 1962 300 acres of the site were planted with slash pine A wildfire that same year however had dire effects on all trees except those few rogue longleaf Later that fall amid the spindly corpses of burnt out slash pine the natural process of longleaf pine regeneration began to take place
In 1973 an improvement cut was initiated on the area with 346 MBF and 412 cords removed some of this being the residual slash pine Approximately 100 acres on the east side of the property was successfully direct seeded with longleaf seed at this time as well In 1985 another harvest was made with an emphasis on natural regeneration on the stand through uneven-aged retention methods of the longleaf pine This sale removed 377 MBF and 410 cords Another sale was done in 1994 with 453 MBF and 328 cords removed
The beauty and diversity of the Hancock County stand is achieved through management with prescribed fire and periodic group selection cuttings that enhance natural regeneration of the native longleaf pine This management strategy has resulted in an increased volume adequate natural regeneration and improved habitat for the unique species associated with the longleaf pinegrassland ecosystem The goal is to bum on a three- year rotation or as needed for seedbed preparation after a harvest The use of prescribed fire has been an integral part of management activities for this stand and has resulted in the restoration of the
longleaf pine ecosystem on this site
Without the conservation oriented thinking of the Hancock County School Board and certain individuals in the Mississippi Forestry Commission it is quite certain that School Trust Land would have been managed for short-rotation fiber production of off-site pine species However through a management regime that favors attributes of the longleaf pine ecosystem the Hancock County stand will continue to provide a steady source of revenue important wildlife habitat and invaluable opportunities for class field trips for many years to come
The Hancock County School Trust Land consists of approximately 600 acres in Sections 16 and 17 Township 5 South Range 15 West People can see the site by taking Kiln-Picayune exit off of Interstate 10 travel north app 18 miles on Hwy 603tum west onto Caesar-Necaise road go app 6 miles to 4 way intersection (old Berry Patch store) tum north on Anner Road go 1 114 miles You are on the site Contacts are Mark Jamieson Hancock County Forester 228-255shy4885 or Jim Barnes Area Forester 601-928-5261
Dense stand of old-growth longleaf forest likely representashytive of that which would have been found in Hancock Co Mississippi at one time
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Yes I want to be a part of The Longleaf Alliance and help keep this forest type as part of the southern landscape Please mail my newsletters and other communications to
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Contributions are tax deductible when made payable to the Auburn University Foundation Please send this form and checks to The Longleaf Alliance Rt 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
THE LONGlpoundAF ALLIANCE
The Longleaf Alliance Route 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
Longleaf Management for the Books Hancock County Mississippi School
Trust Land
In the north end of Hancock County Mississippi stands a beautiful 600-acre stand of longleaf pine The stewardship of these magnificent longleaf pine woods is entrusted to the Hancock County School District Hancock County School Board officials have opted to manage this tract to benefit present and future generations of local school children To accomplish this objective this diverse habitat is managed with a strategy that will not only provide a continual source of income for years to come but also will be a home to species such as the gopher tortoise (MS State Endangered) dogwood yaupon deer turkey bobwhite and numerous species of songbirds
The management history of the Hancock County stand is similar to many longleaf stands throughout the southeast yet its ultimate fate vastly differs from that which befell many upland pine forests in south Mississippi In the late 1950s the Hancock County site was little more than a cutover landscape with a few scattered longleaf (wolf) seed trees In 1962 300 acres of the site were planted with slash pine A wildfire that same year however had dire effects on all trees except those few rogue longleaf Later that fall amid the spindly corpses of burnt out slash pine the natural process of longleaf pine regeneration began to take place
In 1973 an improvement cut was initiated on the area with 346 MBF and 412 cords removed some of this being the residual slash pine Approximately 100 acres on the east side of the property was successfully direct seeded with longleaf seed at this time as well In 1985 another harvest was made with an emphasis on natural regeneration on the stand through uneven-aged retention methods of the longleaf pine This sale removed 377 MBF and 410 cords Another sale was done in 1994 with 453 MBF and 328 cords removed
The beauty and diversity of the Hancock County stand is achieved through management with prescribed fire and periodic group selection cuttings that enhance natural regeneration of the native longleaf pine This management strategy has resulted in an increased volume adequate natural regeneration and improved habitat for the unique species associated with the longleaf pinegrassland ecosystem The goal is to bum on a three- year rotation or as needed for seedbed preparation after a harvest The use of prescribed fire has been an integral part of management activities for this stand and has resulted in the restoration of the
longleaf pine ecosystem on this site
Without the conservation oriented thinking of the Hancock County School Board and certain individuals in the Mississippi Forestry Commission it is quite certain that School Trust Land would have been managed for short-rotation fiber production of off-site pine species However through a management regime that favors attributes of the longleaf pine ecosystem the Hancock County stand will continue to provide a steady source of revenue important wildlife habitat and invaluable opportunities for class field trips for many years to come
The Hancock County School Trust Land consists of approximately 600 acres in Sections 16 and 17 Township 5 South Range 15 West People can see the site by taking Kiln-Picayune exit off of Interstate 10 travel north app 18 miles on Hwy 603tum west onto Caesar-Necaise road go app 6 miles to 4 way intersection (old Berry Patch store) tum north on Anner Road go 1 114 miles You are on the site Contacts are Mark Jamieson Hancock County Forester 228-255shy4885 or Jim Barnes Area Forester 601-928-5261
Dense stand of old-growth longleaf forest likely representashytive of that which would have been found in Hancock Co Mississippi at one time
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Yes I want to be a part of The Longleaf Alliance and help keep this forest type as part of the southern landscape Please mail my newsletters and other communications to
Name
Mailing Address ___________________________________________
City________________ State________________ Zip______
Daytime Phone_________________ Evening Phone ______________
FAX Number e-mail
Contributions are tax deductible when made payable to the Auburn University Foundation Please send this form and checks to The Longleaf Alliance Rt 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
THE LONGlpoundAF ALLIANCE
The Longleaf Alliance Route 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
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Yes I want to be a part of The Longleaf Alliance and help keep this forest type as part of the southern landscape Please mail my newsletters and other communications to
Name
Mailing Address ___________________________________________
City________________ State________________ Zip______
Daytime Phone_________________ Evening Phone ______________
FAX Number e-mail
Contributions are tax deductible when made payable to the Auburn University Foundation Please send this form and checks to The Longleaf Alliance Rt 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420
THE LONGlpoundAF ALLIANCE
The Longleaf Alliance Route 7 Box 131 Andalusia AL 36420