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Minesoil and Site Properties Associated with Early Height Growth of Eastern White Pine

Dep. of Forestry, 228 Cheatham Hall, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0324.

^* Corresponding author (jej{at}vt.edu).

ABSTRACT

A study was established to investigate soil and site variables associated with early growth of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) on reclaimed strip mines in southern West Virginia and Virginia. A total of 78 plantations were studied on 14 different mines, 5 to 9 yr following planting. Two-year terminal height growth at ages 4 and 5 was selected as the growth variable in a multiple linear regression equation developed to show the relationship between tree growth and soil and site variables. Many soil/site variables were tested, but rooting depth, electrical conductivity, surface soil P and Mn, and slope were the dominant independent variables, accounting for 48% of the variability in growth. Soil depth had a standardized regression coefficient of 0.35, and was the most significant variable. Through proper reclamation, it is possible to establish a site that will not only provide for adequate early height growth to facilitate bond release, but also provide for future long-term productivity of surface-mined lands.

This research was supported by the USDI Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement through Cooperative Agreement GR996511, and the Powell River Project.

Received for publication April 17, 1997.

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