Site Index

With this tree species, it is a good practice to stain the increment bore because it is a diffuse porous tree.

Yellow Poplar

_____________ ______________ cannot be trumped be the environment

Genetic Improvemnet

How do you read an SI chart

Follow the lines until they intersect

SI

Site Index

_________ species of oak is super flood intolerant as compared to __________ oak

Nuttall, Shumard

_________ oak is highly valued for its great ornamental value of fast growth

Shumard

In the lower coastal plain hills and valleys do not affect us. Some would say we even have ____________ topography. But don't be fooled this still has a _____________________ affect on our ____________ _____________!

Micro, drastic, species composition

If Kip gives a picture of a site where half of the planted regen species is dead and in a bottomland... What would be the cause of this scene?

The planters misidentified the different oak species and planted Nuttall oak in the botttomland. They all died because they are super flood intolerant.

Bald

No trees

Heath Bald

Lots of rhododendron

Grassy Bald

Lots of grasses

_________ species is the most competitive on crappy sites because there is ____ ______________. This is also due to the sites _________ ______________.

Oak, no competition, higher elevation

There are more D and CD ____________ pines than S and I _____________ pines

Loblolly, shortleaf

If you were to find Yellow Poplar in a Moist Cove, what kind of cut would you perform, and why?

CC (see ya! - Kip), they will have good sprouts and come back strong

In a Moist Cove ________ ________ will have total vegetation control

Yellow Poplar

Interplanting

Planting in the "skips" to increase TPA/survival

T/F Interplanting works because the trees planted will replace the old ones therefore increasing overall yield

False!! (Never work because the will never catch up)

Site Index

Average total height of D and CD trees at the same reference age

SI at 50 years

Natural stuff

SI at 25 years

Planted SYP

SI at 75-100

Western species or oaks

CRIFF

Cooperative Research in Forest Fertilization

CRIFF was developed by ___________ for the soils of __________

University of Florida, The Coastal Plain Soils

Even though the site may be the same for a plantation pine stand (pines in lines) why is do they still show all the different crown classes?

Competition

Site Index can also be referred to as _________________________

An assessment of site quality

T/F CRIFF is applicable to the Piedmont in GA

False (just the Coastal Plain Soils)

__________ prefers sand hills

LL

What is the symbol that represents clay

Lower case t

Why might there be a row or several row skip in a pine plantation?

Workers left the pines in the heat over there lunch break

T/F The better the site class, the better the height will be

True

T/F At age 40 height growth will stop

False (it will be minimal)

What are some cove hardwood species

Yellow-poplar, N. Red oak, etc.

What are all the different terraces within our "micro-climate"

River channel, First bottom, Second bottom, Upland

What are all the different soil zones within our "micro-climate"

Riverbed, Silty clays, dense clays, clays and coarser particles, clay and sandy loams, sands/silts/clays

Kip's color choice for Gleying

Cigarette Ash

Site types moving from the river and upwards

River bottom, front/natural levee, first bottom, swamp, ridge, second bottom, ridge, low terrace

T/F Langboard uses soft hwd's for OSB production

False (they use to)

Flood intolerance means

Anything that is in standing water..... "Bpthhh!!! Forget it! - Kip

T/F Flood tolerance/shade tolerance changes as the tree develops

True

Neotropical Migrant means

Non-game songbirds

Name 6 species that are weakly intolerant to floods but highly used for food and wood products

Burr oak, Cherrybark oak, Delta post oak, Shumard oak, Swamp oak, White oak

What are some common species that you would find in a first bottomland terrace

Sweet gum, American elm, willow oak, overcup oak, water hickory, bald cypress

What are some common species that you might find in a river channel terrace

Black willow, cotton willow

What are some common species that you might find in a second bottom terrace

Bald cypress, sweet gum, diamondleaf oak, water oak, swamp chestnut oak, loblolly pine

What are some common species that you might find in an upland terrace

Longleaf pine, etc.

At what site index height will yellow poplar surpass white pine

95

Aspect

Side of the hill facing the sun

The __________ side of the mtn is the most moist, while the __________ side of the mtn is the most dry

NE, SW

____________ aspects have more sun exposure

Southern

Hemlock species can be found in the _________ of the _________ aspect of a hill

Drains, southern

The real money maker species are located in the _________ section of the _________ aspect on a hill

Middle, northern

What are the real money makers are these species (Kip's SI trees)

Sugar maple, white oak, red oak, black cherry, yellow poplar

In the piedmont both ___________ and __________ generally have greater effects on species composition

Terrain and hydrology

What are the different sites within a Minor Bottom

Terrace, slough, levee, river basin

Species in a minor bottom's river basin

River birch

Species in a minor bottom's levee

Beech, yellow-poplar, sweet gum, sycamore

Species in a minor bottom's slough

Cypress, swamp Tupelo, gums, etc

Obl Upland species in a minor bottom

Oak, sweet gum, yellow poplar, loblolly pine

Obl Wetland species in a minor bottom

Overcup oak, willow oak, Nuttall oak

_________ __________ will out perform almost every species, but it has to be on a _________ _________

Yellow poplar, good site

T/F White Pine outperforms all other mtn species in the 60-90 range

True

T/F Yellow poplar will outperform white pine on a 100+ SI

True

Which CRIFF soil class is the best for Slash

D

Which CRIFF soil classes are the best for Longleaf

F(3) and G

T/F Shiver said Slash will always be outperformed by Loblolly

False (Slash will never out perform Loblolly)

T/F Slash has a minimal acceleration in growth as compared to other pines then a great response

False (great acceleration then flat line)

Where will slash pine have a great acceleration then flat line in growth

Sand Hills

Which of the CRIFF subcategories are the deeper sands

B1-3 and F1-3

CRIFF Classes A-B3 have _______________________ horizon and ______________________ drainage class

No spodic, argillic horizon until a certain depth and VP-SP

CRIFF class C has ________________________ horizon and _____________drainage class

A spodic with argillic horizon and VP-SP

CRIFF class D has _________________________ horizon and _______________ drainage class

Spodic without argillic horizon and VP-MW

CRIFF classes E-F3 have _________________ horizon and _______________ drainage class

No spodic, argillic horizon until a certain depth and MW-W

CRIFF class G has __________________ horizon and _______________ drainage class

No spodic, argillic horizon until a certain depth and SE-E

Wettest of the wet CRIFF classes

A and B

Spodosol CRIFF classes

C and D

Slash has more of a resistance to _________ and __________ than loblolly pine

SPB and Fire

Slash pines have a higher _______________ in MCP but this is still ___________

Pole%, debateable

Loblolly pine is the ______________ for better _______________

Better choice for better growth

When was CRIFF created by UF

After 1955

What is mottling

Redox (reduction and oxidation of elements in the soil)