Appropriate site preparation on a cutover tract or old field site is important before planting pine seedlings. It reduces the woody and herbaceous weed component to facilitate planting. It also controls woody and herbaceous weed competition, so the young seedlings survive and thrive in their first growing season.
Along with your Professional Forester, your Reforestation Advisors, trained and experienced in silviculture, are also available to help. Several variables should be reviewed when assessing your site, which will determine the optimal site prep treatments.