VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Gordonia lasianthus | Loblolly-Bay 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
Loblolly-bay is slow growing, with soft, light-colored, fine-grained
wood of little commercial value, although it could be managed as a
source of pulpwood.  Loblolly-bay is also be used as fuel wood [12,24].


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
White-tailed deer heavily browse the stump sprouts of loblolly-bay [12].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Loblolly-bay has been used in riparian ecosystem restoration in central
Florida [17].


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
In the Southeast, loblolly-bay is considered a handsome and hardy tree
and valued as an ornamental.  Extracts of its bark are used as a tanning
agent [11,26].


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Because of its ability to grow in bogs and wet flats where loblolly pine
(Pinus taeda) does poorly, loblolly-bay plantations may offer a
management alternative for such areas [12].

Related categories for Species: Gordonia lasianthus | Loblolly-Bay