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Chemical Treatment Of Bare-Root Saligna Eucalyptus Seedlings Offers No Advantages

Economical, effective methods for planting saligna eucalyptus seedlings for reforestation purposes are being sought in Hawaii. Treatments with a commercial transpiration retardant and root stimulant have so far proved disappointing. Saligna eucalyptus (Eucalyptus saligna) is planted on a variety of sites for reforestation in Hawaii. The cost of planting seedlings bare-root is lower than that of planting them with balledroots. But the survival rate is lower and the rate of initial stem dieback is higher in bare-root seedlings than in balled-root seedlings. These differences in survival and growth rates have been observed in an earlier study (1) and in field plantings of both types of planting stock.


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Author(s): Gerland A. Walters

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 23, Number 4 (1972)

Volume: 23

Number: 4