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Size of Container-Grown Seedlings Should be Matched to Site Conditions

Trials with container-grown white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss) under different site conditions in the Sub-Boreal Spruce Zone of British Columbia showed that stock size and site condition significantly affected survival and growth and that stock size can and should be matched to site conditions. Large stock without site treatment may be a feasible alternative to small stock plus site treatment. The use of a seedling size appropriate to the density of competing vegetation should result in cost savings. Container-grown stock must reach size and quality standards consistent with the size of container used if performance is to meet expectations.


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Author(s): R. G. McMinn

Event: Proceedings of the Canadian Containerized Tree Seedling Symposium
1981 - Toronto, Ontario