Planting Plan For Upland Hardwood Forest

This programme covers the upland native pinewoods oakwoods birchwoods and mixed ashwoods as described in the respective forestry practice guides see below.

Planting plan for upland hardwood forest.

Planting and care of fine hardwood seedlings 4 designing hardwood tree plantings for wildlife fnr 213 5 table 1 continued from previous page. 1 adapted from usda nrcs conservation practice standard 645 upland wildlife habitat management indiana nrcs field office technical guide. Research objectives to study the structure composition and dynamics of upland native woodland ecosystems in order to evaluate the potential for utilising natural woodland processes and mimicking natural woodland structure. Upland oaks do not fair well on wet sites.

Planting methods employed can be notch or pit planting. A final unique upland forest exists in the crowley s ridge natural division. Limestone or phosphatic rock may be near the surface. Restrict oak planting on wet sites to swamp chestnut swamp white water willow or other species adapted to wetter conditions.

However planting trees can accelerate the natural progression or succession from field to forest or enrich a newly regenerating forest with an uncommon species. Most regeneration of hardwood forests occurs naturally that is without planting trees but many factors can affect forest regeneration. The planted area will begin to transform into a forest. To regenerate naturally the current forest must produce seedlings stump sprouts and root.

Desired results are often evident in as little as 5 years following planting. White oak is common on moderately wet sites in the coastal plain. Upland hardwood forest occurs on rolling mesic hills slopes above river floodplains in smaller areas on the sides of sinkholes and occasionally on rises within floodplains. The ideal size for woodland trees and shrubs are 40 60cm in height sourced either as seedlings or transplants.

The upland hardwood forests are primarily located across the ozark and ouachita divisions with pure hardwood and mixed pine hardwood forests occurring in the coastal plain division. For large scale plantings notch planting is fast and effective. Usually a t notch is cut in the soil with the tree placed in the ground behind the spade.