Soil moisture consistently showed a negative correlation with
seedling annual RCD increment, suggesting that site treatments
that could improve soil drainage may increase seedling growth potential.
Although soil fertility might have positive effects on seedling
growth because foliar P and Ca concentrations also correlated
positively with seedling annual RCD increment, the negative effect
of fertility on stimulating the competition around planted longleaf
pine seedlings could still reduce the growth potential of planted
longleaf pine seedlings