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Shade

A poll of the nurseries using shade showed very few use shade on the pines, few shade larch, and several shade spruce and balsam fir. Shade is usually placed at seedling and removed during late July or August. Shade has been used mostly as a protection against high soil temperatures.


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Author(s): David B. Cook

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1966

Event: Region 7 Forest Tree Nurserymen's Conference
1966 - Saratoga Springs, New York