| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
Crossett Experimental Forest uneven-aged silviculture natural area buildings |
| Organisms: | loblolly pine, shortleaf pine |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest, Ashley County, Arkansas |
| Description: | This is the (closed captioned) 2015 version of "The Crossett Story", a narrated movie of the history of the Crossett Experimental Forest in southeastern Arkansas, from its origins to the present-day. Much of text follows the GTR of the same name published by Russell R. Reynolds in 1980. <p><i>The file provided via the download button below is the same file playing on this page. If you have trouble with the sound for that file, please try downloading the .wmv file provided via the 'original format' field.</i></p> |
| Date: | 2015 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
experimental forest tree improvement superior pine |
| Organisms: | loblolly pine |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas |
| Description: | Even though the Crossett Experimental Forest is primarily known for its contributions to the study of naturally regenerated southern pine forests, it did play an important role in parts of the early tree improvement programs in the southeastern US. In this picture, Hoy C. Grigsby scales a ladder to the crown of one of the best pine trees found on the Crossett Experimental Forest. |
| Date: | 1960s |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
experimental forest tree improvement superior pine |
| Organisms: | loblolly pine |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas |
| Description: | A plus tree on the Crossett Experimental Forest. |
| Date: | 1960s |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
experimental forest building |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas |
| Description: | Crossett Experimental Forest office front yard and enlarged building. |
| Date: | 4/19/1959 |
![Caption reads: "[Crossett] Exp. For. Nursery. View showing seed beds. High beds filled with special loamny sand for better drainage. View from south side looking north."](/rds/imagedb/images/_thm/28048.jpg "Caption reads: \"[Crossett] Exp. For. Nursery. View showing seed beds. High beds filled with special loamny sand for better drainage. View from south side looking north.\"")
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
experimental forest tree improvement |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "[Crossett] Exp. For. Nursery. View showing seed beds. High beds filled with special loamny sand for better drainage. View from south side looking north." |
| Date: | 4/19/1959 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
experimental forest tree rings growth |
| Organisms: | loblolly pine |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Section from 24" d.b.h. 4-log loblolly pine of good quality. Because of high percentage of summerwood this tree is high quality for either pulpwood or logs." |
| Date: | 6/1957 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
experimental forest tree rings growth |
| Organisms: | loblolly pine |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Many of the older and larger loblolly pine that have been cut for sawlogs on the selection study have a slow growth core. This indicates they were suppressed individuals in the virgin stand. This early suppression has not affected later growth rate." |
| Date: | 9/1956 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
experimental forest pine release herbicide |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Plot 6. Hardwoods were completely eliminated by repeated chemical treatments. Picture taken from tree #9. Grano is beside tree #15." |
| Date: | 5/17/1956 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
experimental forest pine release herbicide |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Plot 5. Check plot. Note how dense hardwood has become. Picture taken from NE plot corner aimed at tree #36. CXG in foreground." |
| Date: | 5/17/1956 |
| Collection: | Southern Research Station Historical Documents and Images |
| Keywords: |
experimental forest tree improvement genetics |
| Organisms: | Japanese black pine |
| Location: | Crossett Experimental Forest; Ashley County; Arkansas |
| Description: | Caption reads: "Crossett Branch genetics nursery. Japanese black pine in second growing season in foreground." |
| Date: | 5/1955 |