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Forestry Nursery Manual: Production of Bareroot Seedlings pp 261–266Cite as

Planting-Stock Selection: Meeting Biological Needs and Operational Realities

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The tremendous variability in Northwest planting sites requires a variety of planting stock. Genetic, physiological, and morphological seedling characteristics must be matched to site and organizational objectives. Vegetation classification schemes help foresters select species, and seed zones help them determine areas where seedlings of any species can safely be moved from their source. Local species and seed sources should always be preferred unless documented research proves otherwise. Large seedlings, if properly conditioned, will grow faster on favorable sites. Seedlings with tall shoots are better suited to brushy areas and where animal damage may be a problem; largecaliper seedlings will perform better where heat, insects, or physical bending are problems. Droughty conditions require seedlings with well-developed roots. Containergrown seedlings can be used to extend the planting season, but spraying soil-active herbicides over them immediately after planting is risky.

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  1. Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University, 97331, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

    Mary L. Duryea (Assistant Professor, Leader, Nursery Technology Cooperative) (Assistant Professor, Leader, Nursery Technology Cooperative)

  2. U.S.D.A. Forest Service, State and Private Forestry, Post Office Box 25127, 80225, Denver, Colorado, USA

    Thomas D. Landis (Western Nursery and Greenhouse Specialist) (Western Nursery and Greenhouse Specialist)

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Iverson, R.D. (1984). Planting-Stock Selection: Meeting Biological Needs and Operational Realities. In: Duryea, M.L., Landis, T.D., Perry, C.R. (eds) Forestry Nursery Manual: Production of Bareroot Seedlings. Forestry Sciences, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6110-4_24

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