Stand conditions: This loblolly
pine plantation was
growing in Pittsylvania County, Virginia on an average to good site.
Soils here are predominately red clay. The original planting density
was likely 8 x 10 feet (around 544 trees per acre). Mortality, fire,
and self-thinning leave us with a fairly dense 432 trees per acre. The
lack of hardwoods on this site indicates good weed control at stand establishment
and an occasional controlled burn.
Age: approx. 20
Trees per acre: 432
Total value per acre: $1834 *
- Sawtimber: 0 tons = $0
- Chip and Saw: 45 tons = $1037
- Pulpwood: 106 tons (41 cords) = $79
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