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A Seedbed Thinner

We all know that the quality of tree seedlings decreases when seedbed density is too high. The forest nurseryman attempts to control density by regulating the amount of seed sown. He uses all known information and sows accordingly, but there still remain factors beyond his control. If, as a result, he has too few trees, he can do very little; but if he has too many, something can be done. As in all forest nurseries, the problem of over-density has arisen many times in the nurseries operated by the New York State Conservation Department.


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Author(s): Robert L. Evans

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 54 (1962)