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Longleaf Pine Establishment and Management
Tift County Extension Office—Conference Room 1468 Carpenter Road South, Tifton, GA 31794
Sponsored by: Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources
Date: Aug 19, 2025 08:15 AM to Aug 20, 2025 04:00 PM
Purpose
Longleaf pine’s silvical characteristics, fire adaptations, and tolerance of low fertility sites once made it the dominant pine species on over 90 million acres across the southeastern U.S. Major restoration efforts have been occurring across longleaf pine’s native range during recent decades. Artificial regeneration of longleaf pine continues to increase in Georgia as the number of longleaf seedlings planted in the state increased by 20.3 million over the period from 2016 to 2021 compared to 2009 to 2015. The purpose of this workshop is to provide information on several aspects of longleaf pine management pertaining to artificial regeneration and intermediate stand management. This workshop will address the various aspects of establishing longleaf pine including: site preparation (mechanical and chemical), seed source selection, seed availability/production, seedling quality and source, planting recommendations and post-plant herbaceous weed control. Additional topics will include pine straw raking, fertilization, growth and yield, hurricane damage on old-field vs. cutover sites, and prescribed burning. We will visit a longleaf pine seed source study area to discuss several aspects of longleaf pine management. Course participants should leave with improved knowledge on how to effectively establish and manage longleaf pine stands with an emphasis on seedling survival and reasonable stand growth.
Participants will:
· Learn about longleaf pine establishment factors and ways to maximize survival and early growth
· Review cutover and old-field pine growth and yield as well as storm damage characteristics
· Learn how the effects of various herbicides and application timings effect longleaf pine survival and growth
· Learn about prescribed fire and its impacts on longleaf pine survival and growth
· Learn about seed production trends and performance of different seed sources in Georgia.
· Learn about the effects of fertilization on wood growth and pine straw yields on cut-over and old-field sites
· Discuss the economics of growing longleaf pine on old-field and cutover sites
How One Will Benefit:
Upon completion of this course, a forest landowner or land manager will be able to make effective silvicultural and economical management decisions on managing longleaf stands with an emphasis on early survival and growth.
Who Should Attend?
Foresters, land managers, forest landowners, pine straw contractors, and others interested longleaf pine management and productivity.
Instructors:
Dr. David Dickens – Professor of Forest Productivity UGA-WSFNR
Dr. David Clabo – Associate Professor of Silviculture Outreach UGA-WSFNR
Dr. John Willis—USDA Southern Research Station Research Forester
Noah Shephard—PhD Candidate UGA-WSFNR
Ryan Phillips—GFC Cost Share and Incentives Programs
Agenda
Tuesday, August 19
Time | Event |
| 8:15 a.m. | Welcome—Clabo/Dickens |
| 8:30 | The establishment phase-preparing the site—Dickens |
| 9:30 | Longleaf genetics and seedlings; size, quality, bareroot vs containerized, handling—Clabo |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Management implications for longleaf pine on old-field sites—Clabo |
| 11:30 | Post-plant herbaceous weed control—products, timings, dosages, and study results—Dickens |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 | Prescribed burning; timing, frequency, effects on survival and growth—Willis |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 | Longleaf pine seed production observation in the Southeast—Willis |
| 3:15 | Longleaf pine cost share opportunities—Phillips |
| 3:45 | Economics of growing longleaf pine—Dickens |
| 4:30 p.m. | Questions and Adjourn |
Wednesday, August 20
Time | Event |
| 8:15 a.m. | Longleaf pine growth rate estimates through age 32 years on two old-field sites—Dickens |
| 9:15 | Growth and yield results by soil type for longleaf pine planted on cutover sites with containerized stock throughout the southeastern U.S.—Clabo |
| 10:00 | Growth differences between mid-rotation Old-field and Cutover sites—Shephard |
| 10:45 | Break |
| 11:00 | Pine straw raking basics—Clabo |
| 11:45 | Maintaining pine straw production and wood growth of longleaf pine on cutover and old-field sites—Dickens |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 | Old-field and cutover stand observations after Hurricane Helene—Shephard |
| 2:25 | Depart for longleaf seed source study area—Prostko site |
| 2:40 | Longleaf pine seed source study: survival, growth, stem form, and management history impacts on stand development—Clabo and Dickens |
| 4:00 p.m. | Questions, Evaluations and Adjourn |
Registration
The last day for early registration is 08/05/2025
The last day for registration is 08/12/2025
Register Now!Early registration through August 05, 2025.................................$325.00
After 08/05/2025, Registration
Regular registration after August 05, 2025:.................................$375.00
Continuing Education Credits
· 12.5 hrs Continuing Forestry Education (CFE) hours- Category 1 (applied for)
· 12.5 hrs Continuing Logger Education hours - Environment (Category B) (applied for)
· 1 hr Cat 23 and 1 hr Cat 10 Pesticide Applicator credits for GA (applied for)
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