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Nearly 46 Million
Trees Planted in ’68
A total of 45,798,240 forest tree seedlings were planted in the Old Dominion during the 1967-68 tree planting season. This is 10 million less than were planted the previous year, but it still is the third highest amount ever planted in any one year. It brings the total for Virginia’s 52-year reforestation history up to 614,404,000.
According to VIRGINIA FORESTS, Inc., which compiled the tree planting record in cooperation with the Virginia Division of Forestry, most of the seedlings planted Iasi year were TobloIIy pine. They accounted for 41.7 million, or 91 percent, of the 45.8 million total. White pine numbered some 3.2 million; and all other conifers, such as shortleaf, Virginia, and red pines plus red cedar and Norway spruce, combined for an additional 632,000. Yellow poplar was the principal hardwood species, with 133,550 seedlings; while other hardwoods, such as black locust, green ash, tupelo, sycamore, and sweet gum, accounted for an additional 103,000 seedlings.
The pulp and paper companies were responsible for planting 21,961,400 seedlings or 48 percent, of the total. Additionally they provided 6,840,000 free seedlings on a give-away or matching basis to other landowners. Lumber companies and other forest industries planted on their own lands some 4,035,450 seedlings, and also provided an additional 535,000 free or matching seedlings to neighboring landowners. Non-forest land-holding industries
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