Effects of Packaging Methods on the Survival and Growth of Cold-Stored Hardwood Planting Stock
Lifting of hardwood planting stock in late autumn followed by overwinter cold storage provides the following advantages over conventional spring lifted and fresh planting: (1) it assures a high degree of establishment success by maintaining high root regeneration capacity and overall seedling growth potential (Webb 1976, 1977); (2)it extends the planting season without decreased survival or growth(von Althen and Webb 1978); (3) it permits the work to be carried out when weather and soil conditions are favourable; (4) it permits nursery and field work to be spread over longer periods, thereby providing employment for fewer, but better trained workers; (5) it permits earlier and more accurate inventory of available stock; and (6) it allows timing of deliveries to coincide with planting site readiness and planting crew availability (Rietveld and Williams 1981).
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Author(s): F. W. von Althen, D. P. Webb
Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1982
Event:
Northeastern Area Nurserymen's Conference
1982 - Halifax, NS
