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Development of Weyerhaeuser Nurseries

Weyerhaeuser Company decided to develop its own nurseries for several reasons. First, in a two-year period our annual seedling requirements almost trebled - increasing from 5MM to 14MM trees. It didn't appear that local outside nurseries could handle this demand, and the volume was large enough to make development of our facilities economically feasible. Second, we wanted a higher quality tree.We realized this would require some rather major changes in nursery practices, such as lower density sowing, higher and more rigidly maintained soil organic levels, and results from research into root pruning, fertilization, watering, tree handling and storage.


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Author(s): Peter G. Belluschi

Event: Proceedings of the 1968 Biennial Meeting Western Forest Nursery Council
1968 - Bend, Oregon & Sutherlin, Oregon