A comprehensive series of informational sheets provided by North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension on the subject of Christmas tree production and marketing.
Crop trees are trees that produce the desired landowner benefits. This factsheet gives guidance on identifying goals and objectives and then developing suitable crop tree selection criteria.
Article by Dr Kim Coder into the progressive response of trees to lack of water, the effects on growth, biological lag effects, drought hardening, increased pest damage and the visible symptoms.
Article by Dr Kim Coder describing the main impacts of flooding, problems with seed germination, seedlings, root problems, tree growth responses, flood tolerance, toppling and advice on management.
Provides guidance on giving woodland proper care so that it remains healthy and vigorous and able to provide the products and amenities the landowner desires.
Provides guidance on calculating the site index, which will determine the likely return on land, and selecting appropriate species to produce economically acceptable returns. [PDF]
Provides information on herbicides recommended for use when establishing young trees, including product names and active ingredients, with modes of action and environmental considerations.
Provides a series of articles by faculty members at the Warnell School of Forest Resources at the University of Georgia on increasing outputs without increasing inputs.
This forest landowners’ guide gives assistance on assessing the risk of fire damage and the management practices that should be adopted to make fires less likely and less devastating to trees and homes. [PDF]
Describes the process of seed tree regeneration where, at harvest, a number of individual trees are left across an area to provide seed for the production of the next crop of trees.
Describes research at the University of Georgia where it has been found that productivity can be greatly increased by adopting intensive pine plantation establishment and management practices.
This article discusses the factors to be considered when deciding how to prepare the site for seeding and what to specify when a contract is drawn up. [PDF]
Provides guidance on the cutting or removal of certain trees from a stand to regulate the number, quality and distribution of the remaining trees. [PDF]
