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Residual Effects of Nursery Practices on the Field Performance of Loblolly Pine

One of the principal objectives of nursery soil management is the production of a high quality seedling that will grow when it is out planted. In this respect, it is similar to soil management with other crops. It is different, however, in that we are dealing with a long lived crop that will grow and mature in a place different from that in which it was started. In this summation of our experience with loblolly pine we would like to show how nursery practices can affect the growth of the tree.


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Author(s): L. E. Nelson, George L. Switzer

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1966

Event: Southeastern Area Forest Nurserymen Conference
1966 - Hot Springs, AR