Download or read book Root Systems of Direct-seeded and Variously Planted Loblolly, Shortleaf, and Pitch Pines written by Silas Little and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S2The study was designed to compare direct seeding with several planting procedures in terms of tree performance through the period of a stand rotation. As part of the study, sample seedlings were excavated in 1962 to determine the early effects of the treatments on root systems. This paper describes and pictures the root systems, and the differences among them that related to the method of seedling establishment.S3.