While investigating your options, please take a look at the publications available on this page, specifically "Reforestation as an Investment: Does it Pay?", "A Landowner's Guide to Forestry in South Carolina".

Schultz's comprehensive book, Loblolly pine: the ecology and culture of loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda L.) , is available online from the USDA Forest Service and provides many details on the management of loblolly pine stands.

Here are a couple of informational PDF files that we have complied to help communicate the importance and potential benefits of understanding and knowing the genetics you plant on your lands.

What Loblolly Pine Seedlings Should Landowners Purchase?

What are the Best Loblolly Pine Genotypes Worth to Landowners

Landowners

Reforestation opportunities for southern landowners are numerous. If a landowner's primary objective is to invest in plantation management for financial returns, then planting genetically improved loblolly pine seedlings will be the optimal choice more often than not. Loblolly pine is an extremely resilient species and is broadly adapted to most sites. We do not attempt to present comprehensive options for reforestation, except to say that investing in pine regeneration is often considered a wise choice based on information provided at the links below and on the right. The decision to invest in planting versus natural regeneration is one that each landowner must make based on his or her objectives with the advice from a professional forester.

Southern Regional Extension Forestry

American Tree Farm System

American Forest & Paper Association - Forestry

Forestry Index.net