

LOBLOLLY OR NORTH CAROLINA PINE. 



In their typical comlitimi tin- tWc-ts on these lands are in pure even- 

 aged - f groups, or th- pint- is associated with occasional gums, 

 ,s, and yellow poplars, but it is always the predominating spe- 

 :i the stand. Although the Inuiius is deep the soil is sufficiently 

 moist f'-r yuiinir growth t> c>mr up freely and young trees appear in large 

 even-aged group- where old trees have died or have been cut. Beneath 

 the pint 4 there is generally a dense undergrowth of gall berries and 

 ericaeeous shrubs. The age of the pine seldom exceeds 200 years and 

 individual trees are not so large as in the hardwood swamps. The 

 height of mature trees ranges from 115 to 130 feet and the diameter 

 from 24 to 36 inches. The wood is moderately fine and even-grained. 

 The logs largely grade I and II. The best yield is obtained in this type. 

 It is l>elie\etl that l>y thinning stands an increment of from 900 to 1,000 

 board feet a year can be obtained, including thinnings. Even in old 

 groups the crown cover maintains a complete canopy. The rate of 

 growth i- excellent and stands can generally be classed in Quality I. 



Table 3 shows the composition of this type on peaty soil, measured 



in a stand two miles northeast of Leechville, N". C. The average age of 



:ees is about 100 years, the height of the dominant trees is from 



11" to 120 feet. The stand consists of about 120 merchantable trees 



per acre and will yield about 30,000 feet, B. M. of pine. 



TABU 3. COMPOSITION OF A PDRE LOBLOLLY PINE STAND ON PEATY SOIL, HUMIFIED, NEAR 

 LEECHVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. 



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AVERAGE NUMBER OF TREES PER ACRE. 



After lumbering the land normally comes up to heavy yoi 

 of pine seedlings. Areas cut over ten or twenty years a 

 covered with r 'ense stand of young pines. Interspersed 

 young trees are the old suppressed trees which were left . 

 mature stand was cut and which have now recuperated, and iactny sman 

 hardwoods which have been overtopped. 



