History & Silviculture (the shaping of the forest)
The timeline:
| Year | Activity |
|---|---|
| 1934 | The future Longleaf plantation site was farmland. |
| 1935 | The original planting of Longleaf Pine seedlings. Seedlings were obtained from the NC State Nursery in Clayton, NC (Pender Co.) and were 1-0 (1 year in nursery) stock 5” to 8” in size. The seedlings provided had poor, short roots which impacted stand progression. The original planting was 8,350 seedlings in a 7×7 spacing. Planting method was crew use of a planting iron. |
| 1937 | Planting maintenance (re-planting due to the root issues on the original stock) & cleaning to release pine (eliminating competition). 4,940 additional seedlings were planted as replacements. Seedling stock was provided by the Soil Conservation Service. A second planting of an additional 275 was done one month after the initial 1937 planting due to additional planting failures with the earlier 1937 planting. |
| 1938 | planting maintenance with an additional 4800 seedlings planted due to poor survival in the 1937 planting due to what is believed to be overheating of the 1937 stock in transit. |
| 1944 | Cleaning to release pine. With Longleaf being a shade intolerant species, eliminating competition is key. |
| 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965 | Thinning for pulpwood. |
| 1989, 1990 | Thinning for sawlogs & pulpwood |
| 2001 | Thinning for sawlogs & pulpwood |
| 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2021 | Prescribed burns |
| Next | Continue the management plan, additional thinning and prescribed burns will be executed. |
1. Introduction | 2. Location | 3. Background | 4. H&S: Timeline | 5. H&S: Basic Silvics | 6. Photos | 7. References