There has been an increase in loblolly pine production driven by forest management practices like intensive silviculture and improved genetics. Some reported yield gains have been modeled using meta-regression mixed effects models accounting for the potential contribution of the four factors...

In this review, past and present research about oak species is summarized, and what is known and not known and the opportunities or priorities for future research and management to successfully manage oak development and environments from regeneration through harvest are discussed.

We present a perspective on how to approach developing silvicultural prescriptions for restoring oak woodlands and savannas. A large degree of success depends on selecting appropriate sites for restoration. We discuss historical landscape ecology, fire history, detecting legacies of...

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations are extensive in the Southeastern United States and represent a significant component of the forest products market in this region. For optimal stand-level management decisions, the growth response to any combination of mid-rotation silvicultural...

Costs of forestry practices have been reported periodically for the South for over 60 years, with few analyses of the cost trends. We report on an analysis of these trends between 1982 and 2016, including indices for overall costs and labor costs for forest management. The overall cost of intensive ...

Silvicultural practices are known to affect the initiation and development of wounds and wound-related defects. Research on partial-cutting-related wounds has focused on residual stand damage, while wound occurrence associated with prescribed fire has been studied much less. This paper reviews...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station is home to 19 Experimental Forests (EFs) that provide unique opportunities for long-term experimentation and demonstration on forest management practices (fig. 1). Numerous studies on silviculture practices, growth and...

Wood production that can effectively meet the growing demand for wood will need to deliver more than increased volume. Technologies now exist for a more comprehensive and efficient non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of wood quality in the standing trees, which can allow for more value extraction by...

An extensive set of policies, programmes, technologies and strategies have been implemented in the forest sector. Collectively, these 'levers' cover a diverse range of approaches, at a variety of scales and are governed by many different stakeholders. It is important for decision-makers to...