Excerpt from Shortleaf Pine Management Shortleaf pine does not compete well with hardwood brush. The brush must be controlled if your shortleaf pine is to maintain a dominant posi tion in the oak-pine type. Because of faster early growth, loblolly is preferred over shortleaf for planting in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont. Because shortleaf withstands cold, ice, and drought, it is preferred over loblolly in the Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian and Interior Low Plateau Physiographic Provinces, and in the Ouachitas and Ozarks where temperatures may go below -10f Shortleaf is adapted to sites too infertile, dry, and warm for white pine, but cannot survive or compete on droughty and infertile sites inhabited by Virginia pine. Although shortleaf grows best on north aspects it is generally found on dry, often rocky, ridges and south slopes. Sandy loam top soils, however, are preferred. Sands are a poor growth medium. Subsoil textures should be heavier than topsoils. Shortleaf grows poorly on both excessively drained and poorly drained sites. The saying goes that it hates to get its feet wet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.