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Field trip notes: Clotilde Merlo Forest Nursery

The nursery is designed for use of styroblock containers. The total seedling capacity using #2 styroblock containers is 4,375M per year. The nursery can also produce size #5 and size #8 plugs. The major species produced in 1978 were Douglas-fir, coast redwood, ponderosa pine and Sitka spruce. In addition, a minor amount of Sierra redwood, Scotch pine, Monterey pine and McNab cypress were also produced. Most seedlings are groan for reforestation of Company lands. Some seedlings are grown on a contract basis for other companies and individuals.


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Author(s): Herb Baer

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1978

Event: Nurseryman's conference and seed processing workshop
1978 - Eureka, CA