TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Bill Burkman
SRS FIA
Knoxville, TN
Background
Results to date
Current status and
plans for the future
TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Outline
 Re-instituted in 2011 w/funding
from FIA
 Richard Harper, SRS FIA, worked
w/George Hernandez, Region 8S&PF
 Working cooperatively with 3
Universities that collect the data:
 Auburn Univ.
 Purdue Univ.
 Univ. of Idaho
TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Background
Nursery Production in the South, 2012/2013 Planting Season.
Species
Conifers
Baldcypress
Fraser Fir
Loblolly Pine
Longleaf Pine
Sand Pine
Shortleaf Pine
Slash Pine
Virginia Pine
White Pine
Other Conifers
Total Conifers
% of Grand Total
Hardwoods
Dogwood
Eucalyptus
Green/White Ash
Oak
Sweet Pecan
Sweetgum
Sycamore
Walnut
Yellow Poplar
Other Hardwoods
Total Hardwood
% of Grand Total
Grand Total
Percent Total
Bareroot Container
All
Number (X1000)
Bareroot Container
Percent
All
2,481
0
654,292
4,408
4,635
1,891
79,195
1,116
2,644
10,681
761,343
77.6%
0
550
63,276
108,833
400
2,131
4,350
15
0
17
179,571
18.3%
2,481
550
717,569
113,241
5,035
4,021
83,544
1,131
2,644
10,698
940,914
95.9%
0.3%
0.0%
81.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.2%
9.9%
0.1%
0.3%
1.3%
95.2%
0.0%
0.3%
34.9%
60.0%
0.2%
1.2%
2.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
98.9%
0.3%
0.1%
73%
12%
0.5%
0.4%
9%
0.1%
0.3%
1.1%
95.9%
817
0
1,189
24,052
976
1,471
2,295
192
437
6,650
38,079
3.9%
799,422
81%
0
1,832
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
115
1,949
0.2%
181,520
19%
817
1,832
1,189
24,054
976
1,471
2,295
192
437
6,765
40,028
4.1%
980,942
100%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
3.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.0%
0.1%
0.8%
4.8%
0.0%
1.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
1.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.1%
2.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.7%
4.1%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
Loblolly ≈ 73%
Longleaf ≈ 12%
Slash ≈ 9%
Total ≈ 94%
(980,942)
TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Results to date
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Richard Harper retired in Dec. 2014
Andy Hartsell will take over
Still working w/3 universities
Latest report is for 2012
Data from 2013 and 2014 is available
but not summarized
 Issue regarding trees planted per acre
based on seedling production
compared to FIA data
TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Current status and plans for the future
Tree Planters' Notes. 56(2): 72–75
TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Current status and plans for the future
Nursery Production Compared with FIA Data
by State, 2012
600,000
500,000
Nursery Production
FIA 5+ Years Average Annual
Acres
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC OK SC TN TX VA
TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Current status and plans for the future
Nursery Production Compared with FIA Data
by sub-Region, 2012
Million acres
1.8
1.6
Nursery Production
FIA 5+ Years Average Annual
1.4
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
Southeast
South Central
Total South
TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Current status and plans for the future
So, what’s the problem? What is needed?
 Seedlings planted per acre vary by
species, region, sub-region, and owner
group
 Seedling production in one state can be
planted in another state
 FIA planted acres are generally a 5 year
average but seedling production is annual
 Need to investigate differences in
seedlings planted per acre
TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Current status and plans for the future
Tree Planting in the South, 1925 – 2013
TREE PLANTING SURVEY RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS
Current status and plans for the future
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
William G. Burkman
bburkman@fs.fed.us
865.862.2072
QUESTIONS?
National FIA Webpage – www.fia.fs.fed.us