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 ====== Tree Planting Guides ====== ====== Tree Planting Guides ======
 +===What Trees to Plant Where===
 +The first decision to make is what species to plant. This will depend to some extent upon what product
 +the landowner wants to grow but, more importantly,​ it will depend upon the soil and location of the 
 +planting site. Remember, the biggest mistake made in tree planting to date is planting the wrong species.
 +See the chart for general guidelines.\\
 +{{::​plantingguides.jpg|}}
 +\\
 +===Pine Species-site Planting Guide===
 +^Physiographic Region ​  ​^Poorly Drained Sites  ^Moderately Drained Sites     ^Dry Sites                                             |
 +|Coastal Plain Northern |Loblolly ​             |Loblolly ​                    ​|Virginia,​ loblolly. Longleaf on sandhill sites only.  |
 +|Coastal Plain Southern |Slash or Loblolly ​    ​|Slash or Loblolly ​           |Longleaf, Choctawhatchee Sand in Fla. Ga. and S. Caro.|
 +|Coastal Plain Upper    |Loblolly ​             |Loblolly ​                    ​|Shortleaf,​ Virginia ​                                  |
 +|Piedmont Upper         ​|Loblolly ​             |Loblolly ​                    ​|Virginia,​ Shortleaf* ​                                 |
 +|Piedmont Lower         ​|Loblolly ​             |Loblolly ​                    ​|Viginia,​ Shortleaf* ​                                  |
 +|Blue Ridge             ​| ​                     |White, Loblolly ​             |Virgina, Shortleaf ​                                   |
 +|Valley and Ridge       ​| ​                     |White ​                       |Virginia, Shortleaf ​                                  |
 +|Appalachian ​           |                      |White ​                       |Virginia, Shortleaf ​                                  |
 +|Interior Low Plateaus ​ |Loblolly ​             |Loblolly,​Virginia,​Shortleaf ​ |Virginia, Shortleaf ​                                  |
 +|                       ​| ​                     |White except in Alabama ​     |                                                      |
 +|Ozarks ​                ​| ​                     |Loblolly (Ark & Oklahoma) ​   |Shortleaf ​                                            |
 +|Ouachitas ​             |                      |Loblolly ​                    ​|Shortleaf ​                                            |
 +*Except where littleleaf disease is prevalent.
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