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sweetgum, green ash, water 6ak, willow oak Atlantic white cedar, and sycamore. The plantations were established either in the upper drawdown zone of the reservoirs (soils intermittently covered with 1-3 ft of water at normal pool level) or in surcharge zones (suils 1-15 ft above normal pool level that are flooded occasionally). Some plantations were established with nursery-grown seedlings, and tn other cases with transplanted seedlings. Five-year development of plantations of all eight species in the sureharga zone are discussed by cover and soil conditions, water-level conditions, and species. Average survival was 60% or better for all species except Atlantic white cedar. Height growth ranged rem 3.3 ft for water tupelo to 14.3 ft for sycamore in broom sedge cover areas; most species obtained their best height growth in sites with woody cover rather than broom sedge or hydrophytic weed 16. Stubbs, J. 1963b. Survival snd growth of sweetgum, Shumard oak, and spruce pine planted on a creek bottom site in the Carolina coastal plain. Journal of Forestry 61:386-388. Results are given of a study of sweetgttm, Shumard oak, and spruce pine planted in an area of cleared forest on a stream terrace (second bottom) near Charleston, SC Plots were planted in January 1955 with graded 170 seedlings raised from local seed A conventional 10-inch planting bar was used. Several planting spacings were evaluated; these were 4 by 4 6 by 6, and 8 by 8 ft. After five growing seasons, any effects of spacing were not evident. Sweetgum had 91% survival and averaged 12.5 ft in height; corresponding values for Shumard oak were 72% and 5.2 and spruce pine 48% and 7.7 ft. Planted swaetgum exhibited vigorous growth and few individuals were overtopped by competing vegetation. Other desirable features of sweetgum that made this species particularly amenable to management include. (1) production of large quantities of easily collected seed most years; (2) good seed viability; (3) e~sily grown nursery stack; and (4) easy planting. The authors note that without cleaning and weeding, only the sweetgum plantings resulted in well-stocked, homogeneous stands. Patches of natural sweetgum, yellow-poplar, and oak of both seedling and sprout origin often outgrew the planted trees. 17 Toliver, J.R. 1986. Survival and growth of hardwoods planted on abandoned fields. Louisiana Agriculture 29(2):10-11. The article report~ on trials with six bottomland hardwood species that were planted on old soybean fields at Thistlethwaite Game Management Area in St. Landry Parish LA. Two soil types Baldwin and Dundee silty clay loams, were represented in the plantations. Both types are high in fertility, but the Baldwin soil type has a higher %lay content and lower permeability. Pecan, sweetgum, sycamore, and cherrybark oak seedlings were planted on soybean stubble after harvest in February. Green ash and bald cypress were planted on disked soybean fields that had lain fallow for 2 years. All seedings were 1-year-old bare-rooted stock that had tap rbots pruned to a length of 6-8 inches, and were hand-planted on a 10 by 10 ft spacing using a planting bar. Weed control generally 2130 6