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Commercial Containerized Hardwood Seedling Production in the Southern USA

This paper will discuss the production activity and the history of containerized hardwood seedling production in the southeastern United States. Containerized hardwood seedling production began in the mid 1980's. Since the early 1980's production capacity expanded from approximately 50,000 to about 500,000 seedlings per year. Through 1998 the estimated total annual production is nearly 600,000 seedlings. Most of the containerized hardwood seedling production is in Mississippi, where the USDA Forest Ashe Nursery is producing seedlings in containers. But, production also occurs in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. Production activities from site selection through packaging for shipment are discussed.


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Author(s): J. B. McRae

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 1998

Event: Southern Forest Nursery Association Meeting
1998 - Lafayette, LA