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Figure i>. — Clear-cut longleaf pine area with practically no seed trees or reproduction. LaSalle Parish. 



Louisiana nearly half the clear-cut area bears one or more 

 seed trees per acre, and so, it adequately protected from 

 fire and from grazing by hogs, sheep, and goats, may 

 eventually produce another crop of timber through natural 

 restocking. This restocking would require many years, 

 however. For a prompt return to productive forest con- 

 ditions, tree planting on a large scale would be necessary. 



Almost twice as extensive as the turpentine pine forests 

 are those of the shortleaf and loblolly pine types, which 

 occupy 5 million acres. Each of these species is fouud in 

 pure stands, but they more often occur together or in mix- 

 ture with hardwoods. Shortleaf pine is most commonly 

 found in the northwest section, but loblolly pine is impor- 

 tant in all the pine survey units. The forests of these 



Figure 9. — Cut-over longleaj pine land with scattered seed trees and advanced reproduction. Allen Parish. 



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