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West Texas Nursery Operations

An overview of windbreak seedling production at the Texas Forest Service West Texas Nursery is presented. Included is a brief analysis of the climate and soils of West Texas and windbreak planting stock requirements which influence nursery production procedures and objectives. The production of 107,000 containerized conifers in a 1,500 square foot glass greenhouse and 467,000 bare-root hardwoods in a 5 acre field nursery are emphasized.


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Author(s): Denise L. Word, Robert J. Fewin

Publication: 1982 Southern Nursery Conferences

Event: Southern Nursery Conferences - Western Session
1982 - Oklahoma City, OK

Section: Nursery Operations and Economics