Tree Planting in the United States
Trees have been planted in the United States for more than 200 years. It has been said there are records of oak plantings dating back to the 1740s. In Alaska around 1805, the Russians planted a few spruce seedlings on Unalaska Island. Many hectares of plantations were established in Massachusetts during the 1840s. At the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, there are a few pine plantations that are over 100 years old. The following is a short review of how things have changed over the past century and how, in respect to documenting the extent of plantations (stands established by planting or direct seeding), we still have far to go.
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Author(s): David B. South
Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volumes 51, Number 1 (2005)
Volume: 51
Number: 1
