Opportunities for Uneven-Aged Management in Second Growth Longleaf Pine Stands in Florida

Release Date: 3/3/2022

Reviewed At: 7/15/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fr132-2022

Agriculture

Abstract

A discussion of traditional and alternative longleaf pine management practices, as well as a description of the process of converting an even-aged stand of mature longleaf pine to an uneven-aged stand.

About this Publication

This document is CIR 1404, one of a series of the School of Forest Resources and Conservation Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2002. Revised June 2017 and March 2022. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Gagnon, J. L., Jokela, E. J., Sharma, A., & Vogel, J. G. (2022). Opportunities for Uneven-Aged Management in Second Growth Longleaf Pine Stands in Florida. EDIS, 2022(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr132-2022

Authors

Jennifer L. Gagnon

coordinator, Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program, Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Blacksburg, VA

Eric J. Jokela

professor emeritus, silviculture and forest nutrition, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

Ajay Sharma

former assistant professor, silivculture and forest ecology, School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center

Jason Vogel

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University of Florida

associate professor, forest ecosystems science, UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences

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