A free lunch will be provided. The event is limited to 100 participants and preregistration is required. SFC's own Dave Lewis manages this property and is scheduled to appear on the program. Registration deadline is November 29, 2000. It is time to plan for fertilization of pine plantations this winter.
Fertilization is important on both upland and flatwoods pine plantations.
Historically, fertilizer has been utilized on poorly drained sites on which phosphorus uptake has been limited. However, within the past few years it has been found that upland pine plantations do benefit from 1-2 applications of Diammonium Phosphate fertilizer early in the plantation's life and then by Urea later in the rotation. Astounding growth has been realized in experiments across the Southeast, and the forest industry in the South has made pine fertilization as commonplace as any other normal silvicultural practice. Fertilizer is normally applied aerially in either liquid or granular form. Southern Forestry Consultants offers fertilizer application for landowners.