On Fri, 4 Nov 1994 Kevin.Martin@mmc.mcdermott.com wrote: > >> >> Worldtalk 400 Sustainable forestry in S. Mississippi >> Some friends have 80 acres of land in S. Mississippi. Currently it is planted >> with plantation pine for harvest in about 7 years. They wish to have the land >> make the transition to a sustainable system with native species etc. They are >> not specifically interested in the $$$ value of the harvest. >> >> I am looking for contacts/information etc that would help them in the >> transition. >> >> Regards, Kevin Martin >> >> >> On Wed, 9 Nov 1994 Garland L. Wheeler <glwheel@comp.uark.edu> wrote: >do nothing. If $$ are not much of an interest then given time the whole >system will be native. > > > David South replies: I agree with Garland. In my opinion, the pine trees in the plantation are already native and the system is already "sustainable." However, I doubt the "whole system" will become "native." Exotic species are likely present in the understory. Overall, in the Northeastern United States there are at least 877 foreign plant species. I expect that 15% or more of the plant species in Mississippi are foreign species. If the new owners want the entire 80 acres to only contain native species then I expect money will have to be continually invested to weed the exotic species by hand or to kill the exotic species with herbicides. To keep the system free of exotic species will require continuous (annual) investment of time and or money. David South School of Forestry Auburn University, AL 36849-5418 dsouth@forestry.auburn.edu 205-844-1022 205-844-1084 (FAX)
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