A study on sprouting of a young merchantable pitch pine stand

장령기(壯令期)에 가까운 리기다소나무 임분(林分)의 맹아(萌芽) 갱신(更新)에 대(對)한 연구(硏究)

(1) The objects of this study are to observe the possibility of regenerating a young merchantable pitch pine stand by sprouts and to compare the growth trend of sprouts with that of seedlings of same age grown under the almost same circumstances. (2) A plot of 20 year old pitch pine plantation, i.e. 200 trees on 0.1 ha of average D.B.H. 14 cm was clearcut at 20 cm above ground in April, 1945. By the late spring of that year sixty per cent of the cut stumps had sprouted. (3) Fourty to eighty sprouts were found on each stump (maximum:412 sprouts) at the first, but many of them had gradually died out leaving only four to five sprouts per stump by the time of three years after cutting. At that time only one vigorous sprout was left per stump by eliminating the weaker ones. (4) The sprouts, as they grew, started to cover the old stumps with new tissues developed from lower part of sprouts;consequently forming new root systems from the base of new tissues, and they appeared to be seedlings. When the age of sprouts was thirteen years old, the old stumps were completely decayed away and the reproduced stand from sprouts was averaged at 9.7 cm in D.B.H. and at 5.5m in height. (5) When the age of sprouts was thirteen years old, the sprouts exceeded the seedlings in both of total present growth and mean annual increment in height, volume, D.B.H. and basal area, but the seedlings began to exceed the sprouts in current annual increment of height, volume, D.B.H. and basal area at about ten years of age. The rates of increment of the seedling in height, volume, ect. were larger than those of sprouts except when they were one to four years old. From above facts, the following may be concluded: (1) In regenerating a pitch pine stand by sprouts, the lower the stump height, the better the result. (2) If no light limit exists, regenerating a pitch pine stand by sprouts is well possible even at the age of 20 year. (3) Pitch pine reproduction started from sprouts exceeds the seedlings of same age in growth under the almost same circumstances until they get ten years of age.

1) 장령기(狀齡期)에 가까운 리기다소나무 임분(林分)에 대(對)한 맹아갱신(萌芽更新)의 가능성(可能性)을 실험(實驗)함과 동시(同時)에 맹아갱신임목(萌芽更新林木)과 같은 환경하(環境下)에 자라는 같은 연령(年齡)의 실생수(實生樹)와의 생장(生長)을 비교(比較)하였다. 2) 연령(年齡)20년(年) 평균흉고직경(平均胸高直徑) 14cm의 리기다소나무 임분(林分)(0.1ha)을 근주(根株)의 높이를 20cm로 하여 개벌(皆伐)한 결과(結果) 60%의 맹아발생율(萌芽發生率)을 얻었다. 3) 일근주당(一根株當) 맹아발생수(萌芽發生數)는 40~80개(個) (최고(最高) 412)었으나 점차(漸次) 도복고사(倒伏枯死)하고 맹아연령(萌芽年齡)이 3년(年)이 될 때에는 일근주당(一根株當) 4~5개식(個式)의 발아(發芽)가 남았었는데 그중(中) 건전(健全)한 맹아일주(萌芽一株)민 남기고 다른것은 제거(除去)했다. 4) 맹아(萌芽)는 점차(漸次) 생장(生長)함에 따라서 모수근주(母樹根株) 둘레를 새로운 조직(組織)으로 둘러쌓기 시작(始作)함과 동시(同時)에 새로운 뿌리가 형성(形成)되어 마침내 실생수(實生樹)와 같이 되었는데 맹아연령(萌芽年齡)이 13년(年)이 되는 때에는 원근주(原根株)는 완전(完全)히 고사(枯死)되었으며 그 당시(當時)의 맹아(萌芽)로 갱신(更新)된 임목(林木)의 평균흉고직경(平均胸高直徑)이 9.7cm(o.b.)평균수고(平均樹高)가 5.5m였다. 5) 맹아갱신임목(萌芽更新林木)의 연령(年齡)이 13년(年)인 때에 수고재적(樹高材積) 흉고직경(胸高直徑) 흉고단면적등(胸高斷面績等)의 총생장량(總生長量) 및 평균생장량(平均生長量)에 있어선 맹아갱신임목(萌芽更新林木)이 실생수(實生樹)에 비(比)하여 상위(上位)에 놓여있으나 연년생장량(連年生長量)은 10년(年)을 전후(前後)하여 실생수(實生樹)가 앞서고 있다. 그리고 1~4년(年)때를 제외(除外)한 모든 생장률(生長率)에 있어서도 실생수(實生樹)가 항상(恒常) 큰 값을 나타내고 있었다. 이상(以上)에 의(依)하여 다음과 같이 결론(結論)할 수 있다. 1) 리기다소나무 맹아갱신(萌芽更新)에 있어서 절단면(切斷面)의 높이는 지면(地面)에 가까운 것이 좋다. 2) 충분(充分)한 광선(光線)만 받으면 장령기(狀齡期)에 가까운 (20년생(年生))리기다소나무도 맹아갱신(萌芽更新)이 가능(可能)하다. 3) 맹아(萌芽)로 갱신(更新)된 리기다소나무의 생장(生長)은 10년(年)까지는 동일수종(同一樹種)의 실생수(實生樹)보다 우세(優勢)하다.