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Longleaf Pine

This was the dominant tree at one time in the lower Coastal Plain, primarily because of its high fire tolerance. Longleaf pine (pinus palustris), often called “yellow pine,” is usually more difficult and expensive to establish but has a higher degree of resistance to bark beetles and disease (not disease proof!) and much more tolerant of fire than slash or loblolly pine. It also generally offers better wildlife habitat, especially quail habitat, because of its lack of shading of the understory and the ability to prescribe burn it at an early age. Longleaf is generally the most preferred species for lumber and poles largely due to its slower growth rate and the resulting more dense wood. It will grow and thrive on lighter, sandy soils, and its needles bring a premium price on the pine straw market. In recent years, longleaf has been promoted and planted on sites for which they are not well suited. It is very sensitive to herbaceous competition in its early stages.

Loblolly Pine

This is by far the most commonly planted species. The loblolly pine (pinus taeda), sometimes called “black pine,” grows best on heavier clay based or hammock type soils with high fertility but will thrive on most any soil except sandy and very wet soils. Loblolly grows very fast, survives well when planted, and competes well with competition. It can usually be grown to rotation in a shorter time period than any other species. However, it also tends to have an  abundance of limbs and knots, often does not grow very straight, and tens to be   more susceptible to beetle attacks, damage from fire and annosus root rot, and its needles are usually not marketable for pine straw raking. Loblolly responds very well to cultural practices such as thinning and fertilization.

Slash Pine

This species grows naturally in pond margins and on flatwoods sites where hardwood competition is light. Slash pine (pinus elliottii) also grows fast, although not as fast as loblolly, grows straight, and has fewer knots, making it desirable for lumber and poles. However, it tends to be more susceptible to fusiform rust and pitch canker diseases (unless genetically improved seedlings are used) and does not tolerate competition as well as loblolly. Slash pine will perform better than loblolly on sandy soils but will not thrive on deep sands or extremely wet soils. It is by far the most common species for pine straw raking and is more resistant to bark beetles and more tolerant of fire than loblolly. Slash pine’s growth will stagnate if it is not thinned at the appropriate time and the proper manner, so good management is essential.

Best Container Pines, LLC
Est. Moultrie, Georgia 1999

 

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GOOD TREES START WITH GOOD SEEDS

Best Container Pines, LLC was established in 1999 in Moultrie, Georgia. We grew or “sowed” approximately 1.2 million tray cells in containerized longleaf, selling just over 900,000 seedlings our first year. Through experience we have learned that by improving our seed sources and growing methods, we produce the most vigorous and sustainable seedlings.
Founder, Kristof Hillebrand, then started scouting for longleaf stands to collect the cones. Stands which he believed to be “genetically superior” because of the uniform “plantation” poles. This type of longleaf pine stand is rare, much more so now than ever before, but because of landowner’s understanding of the need to regenerate and the addition of both environmental and economic factors, it is beneficial in all aspects.

Longleaf Pine (pinus palustris) has been sought after and prized as a “perfect lumber” for centuries. Uses range from the obvious, like Antique Heart Pine flooring and paneling to, just about anything you can imagine, including toothpaste. Because of its versatility, the high demand for turpentine from Naval stores, and lack of proper management, longleaf pine has been over-cut in the past.

Today we have several people, both privately and governmentally funded, committed to the regeneration of the longleaf pine and America’s Forest and forest industry around the globe.

Longleaf pine is the most hurricane resistant soft wood timber tree in the Southeastern United States. Longleaf pine is reportedly still standing in some of the most severely devastated areas in the Southeastern Timber Belt.

We take pride in knowing that we are responsible for the growth of tens of millions of trees. Best Container Pines, LLC is committed to the growth and preservation of longleaf pine timber stands.

Kristof Hillebrand
Founder/President BCP, LLC

 

Containerized tree seedlings

Growing containerized tree seedlings is not a new concept. The Canadians have been in this business for decades and has caught-on in the Southeastern United States for approximately one decade.

Benefits, we find are not having to strip most of the lateral roots off, as you do with the harvesting of bareroot seedlings. Microryriza fungi forms naturally when grown in outdoor nurserys, but can be added. It is a major benefit to the cell’s firmness and nutrient intake whether it is added or naturally formed. Time-release fertilizers, although most of these will have been absorbed by this point, help make hardy seedlings for out planting.

Interest in longleaf pine is on the rise again. After an investment is purchased (ie. Cattle, stocks and bonds, cd’s, trees, cotton, ect.) a return is expected. An investment in Longleaf Pine is a long-term investment, and well worth the time. Remember, longleaf will be in the “grass-stage” for some time, but we have seen as high as 20% yield annually over the past five years in longleaf pine stands. The long-term portion applies when waiting for growth! For most, it is an investment or gift if you will for generations to come.

The Longleaf Alliance (www.longleafalliance.org) has continued to commit time, research and funding to the regeneration of longleaf pine. The Federal Government (www.usda.gov) under CRP Conservation Reserve Programs and several other forestry and agriculturally related programs, should be given recognition and praise for the incentives and financial and educational purposes they have fulfilled in order to restore Longleaf Pine. At one point in time, the United States had 90 million acres of longleaf, stretching from Maryland to Texas. Today, only a fraction of that still exists. Through combined efforts and resources, longleaf pine will prosper again in our forests.

Growing containerized longleaf pine seedlings, with proper weed control, semi-annual to annual spraying in the beginning stages and before planting, along with using fertilizers (as some recently suggest), can bring a 20% growth rate in a properly managed stand.

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