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Box Pruning and Field Results

Brunsden, G. J. IN: Forest nursery and establishment practice in New Zealand. New Zealand Forest Service, Forest Research Institute FRI Symposium 22:142-153. 1981.

Tree toppling is common in plantations, especially of radiata pine and other fast-growing species, not only in New Zealand but in a number of other countries also, overseas. The main line of development to obviate root distortion has been container-seedling production. However, as bare-root methods have been well-developed for radiata pine in New Zealand, it was considered that an attempt should be made to see whether bare-rooted seedlings could be 'tailored' in order to produce a root system which would not be readily distorted during planting.


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Author(s): G. J. Brunsden

Section: Bareroot Production