Potential problems when partial cutting in overstocked stands of mature shortleaf pines to enhance natural regeneration (1998)Cain, M.D. (1998) Potential problems when partial cutting in overstocked stands of mature shortleaf pines to enhance natural regeneration. Proceedings of the Ninth Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-20. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station, p. 338-342. Retrieved from https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs020/CH10.PDF A single-tree selection reproduction cut was imposed in a mature, overstocked, natural even-aged stand of shortleaf pines (Pinus echinata Mill.) in southeastern Arkansas using basal area—maximum diameter—quotient (BDq) regulation to mold an uneven-aged structure. Hardwood control treatments were applied before and after the reproduction cut to facilitate natural pine regeneration. The effort was hampered by wet summer weather which coincided with the scheduled harvest, a below-average pine seed crop during the winter after harvest, a severe ice storm, and high mortality of residual pines. Recommendations are provided to assist forest managers in circumventing similar problems at the operational level
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