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A History of Tree Planting in West Virginia

Carvell, K. L. National Proceedings: Forest and Con­servation Nursery Associations - 2011, p. 3-6. USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Proceedings RMRS-P-68. 2012.

West Virginia has often been described by botanists as “the most southern of the northern states, the most northern of the southern states, the most eastern of the western states, and the most western of the eastern states.” Truly, West Virginia, “the Mountain State,” is the cross roads for many species of trees and herbaceous vegetation, and even today we are often surprised by what we find surviving in remote and unique environments.


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Author(s): Kenneth L. Carvell

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 2011

Event: Joint Meeting of the Southern Forest Nursery Association and Northeastern Forest and Conservation Nursery Association
2011 - Huntington, West Virginia