• Kush, John S.
  Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, AL
  
• Bolton, Roger K.
  Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, AL
  
• Bottenfield, Timothy R.
  Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn University, AL
  
• Meldahl, Ralph S.
  Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Monticello, AK
  

Open-growth longleaf pines were measured over a number of diameter classes to examine the relationships tree size and diameter growth rate have with crown width. These results will be used in further analyses for the development of an individual-tree growth projection system. A subset of trees from even-aged stands representing a range of ages, site qualities, and densities were sampled to provide similar data. Preliminary results show similar crown characteristics for the open-grown and eve-aged longleaf pine trees when plotted against tree age, d.b.h. and 5-year radial increment growth.