TreeLines

July 2023 – 1st Edition

TreeLines

July 2023 – 1st Edition

TreeLines

July 2023 – 1st Edition

Getting Ready for Success: Site Preparation

Getting Ready for Success: Site Preparation

Getting Ready for Success: Site Preparation

It’s wise to ask the right questions to get the best seedling growth possible.

Along with your Professional Forester, your Reforestation Advisors, trained and experienced in silviculture, are also available to help. Several variables should be reviewed when assessing your site, which will determine the optimal site prep treatments.

Here are some questions to explore:

1. 1. Is it an old field? If so, when and what crops were grown there?
   2. What species of herbaceous weeds will be a challenge?
   3. What is the soil texture and pH?
   4. Does it have a hard-pan (plow-pan) layer that needs to be sub-soiled?
   5. Is it a pine plantation cutover, and when was it last harvested?
   6. Was harvest recent enough for pales weevil protection consideration?
   7. If you chemically site-prepare the tract, will the hardwood stump sprouts be 18″ tall by the time to spray?
   8. How much woody debris and residual trees are present?
   9. What species were planted there before?
   10. Are the rows of stumps evenly distributed due to past machine planting, or was it hand-planted?
   11. Was it bedded during the last rotation, and does it need bedding for the next rotation?
   12. Is there volunteer pine recruitment to consider?
   13. Are there non-native, invasive species to consider?
   14. Is it a natural stand cutover?
   15. What is the drainage class, and can it be effectively site-prepared to grow pine?

Although this list of questions may appear daunting, a systematic review will allow you to reach the best decisions and help you with this process, especially with seedling genetics and financial projections;

FLA Awards ArborGen “Corporate Partner of the Year Award”

ArborGen receives an unprecedented second partnership award from FLA.

Since 2006, the Forest Landowners Association (FLA) has recognized one of its Corporate Members with a Corporate Partner of the Year award.

This public recognition from a national association of landowners symbolizes the commitment of an FLA Corporate Member to the success of private forest landowners across the country.

This year the FLA Awards Committee recognized ArborGen as the 2023 FLA Corporate Partner of the Year.

“We are honored to present ArborGen with their second FLA Corporate Partner of the Year recognition,” stated Scott Jones, CEO of FLA. “ ArborGen’s dedication and support of this association are appreciated and vital to ensure the sustainability of America’s private forest landowners.”

Client Results

21′ MCP® Select

@ 4 Years

Union County, AR