Using Soils to Guide Fertilizer Recommendations for Southern Pines

Release Date: 1/14/2026

DOI: 10.32473/edis-fr053-2012

Agriculture

Abstract

Soils supporting southern pine stands in the South tend to be infertile and nutrient additions are often required to achieve optimum rates of production. This revised 12-page publication describes and classifies soils of the southeastern Coastal Plain region and specifically addresses issues of fertility, growth-limiting nutrients, and fertilizer recommendations for southern pines.

About this Publication

This document is Circular 1230, a combined revision of former publications: Bulletin 744 (1975) by W. L. Pritchett and J. W. Gooding; and Soil Science Fact Sheet SL-57 (1988) by E. A. Hanlon and K. R. Munson, one of a series of the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date February 2000. Revised June 2012, October 2015, and November 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Jokela, E. J., & Long, A. J. (2012). Using Soils to Guide Fertilizer Recommendations for Southern Pines. EDIS, 2012(8). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr053-2012