management of loblolly pine by don handley, handley forestry associates
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Management of Loblolly Pine By Don Handley, Handley Forestry Associates. Slideshow of loblolly management in North and South Carolina as practiced by Handley Forestry Associates. Typical starting condition of loblolly pine. Note remnant pine in upper left corner. Unmanaged. Managed. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Management of Loblolly PineBy Don Handley, Handley Forestry Associates
Slideshow of loblolly management in North and South Carolina as practiced by Handley Forestry Associates
Typical starting condition of loblolly pine. Note remnant pine in upper left corner.
Unmanaged Managed
Loblolly stand after initial entry. Removal of hardwood competition followed by a timber sale.
Removing hardwood competition in loblolly stand
Hardwood competition removal yields fuel chips at 50 cents/ton.
Untreated stand conditions
Post initial treatment
Regeneration
After initial hardwood competition removal and harvest, additional hardwood removal is needed.
Herbicide application to suppress hardwoods
Desired conditions
Mast producing oak retained
Mast use by wildlife
Aerial view of loblolly tract. Red stand with “x” shows skidding technique to minimize harvesting impacts. Taken after first thinning.
Mixed size wood from uneven aged management yields ~$45/ton for quality timber
Both tree wafers are from pine plantations. Wafer on left shows benefits of longer rotation uneven aged management, minimal cracking.
Desired conditions
Desired conditions
COWARD TRACT
STAND 1
85 ACRES
1989 POLE SALE $23,453.50
1989 CHIPPED HARDWOOD $2,500.00
1998 HERBACIDE APPLICATION (-$4,845.00) net after cost share
2000 TIMBER SALE THINNED PINE $88,530.00
2005 TIMBER SALE THINNED PINE $55,251.38
TOTAL $166,979.88
TODAY CARRYING INVENTORY OF ABOUT 7,000 BD FT/AC
595 M @ 300 = $178,500.00
Economic benefits of uneven aged management of loblolly pine over an even aged approach.Uneven aged example.
Even Aged Management ScenarioWith this system the stand would have been thinned in 1993 and clearcut and reforested approximately five years later at age 30. The following projected income and cost are
based on the 1993 thinning and a timber cruise conducted on this stand in 1995.
INCOME:
1988 Est. yield of 1st pulp thinning $10,000.00
1993 Timber sale $35,367.00
1998 Clearcut $98,900.00TOTAL GROSS INCOME $144,267.00
LESS MANAGEMENT COST $21,000.00$93,267.00
LESS REFORESTATION COST $8,000.00
TOTAL NET OVER ROTATION $85,267.00
NET INCOME/AC/YR $85,267.00= $63.1630 X 45
NOTE: The next expected income is a pulp thinning in 2015
Economic benefits of uneven aged management of loblolly pine over an even aged approach.
Loblolly management at the Joe Lee Tract Model Forest
