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10. Packing, Storage and Shipping

Systems of packaging and storage should be considered before nursery construction. Factors to be considered in selecting a new system of handling seedlings or modifying an old system are: Annual production, size of seedlings, packaging in the field or in a shed, interval between lifting and shipping or planting, maximum number of seedlings to be held in storage at the nursery and in the field, and method of shipment.


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Author(s): Jack T. May

Publication: Southern Pine Nursery Handbook

Section: Chapter 10