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Forest Nursery Management in Chile

The forest economy in Chile is based on products from artificial reforestation efforts on approximately 2 million ha. From these, about 1.5 million ha (75%) are planted with Pinus radiata, 400,000 ha (20%) with species of Eucalyptus, principally E. globulus and E. nitens, and the rest (5%) composed by other species such as Pseudotsuga men.Ziesii, Pinus ponderosa, Pinus contorta, and some hybrids of the genus Populus. Annual planting rates have varied from a maximum of 130,000 ha in 1992 to approximately 28,000 ha in 1999. This year (2000), the planting period is unfinished but is estimated to be similar to the previous year. The rate of seedling production in the nurseries has varied from a high of 400 million seedlings to 100 million seedlings during the present year. The number of nurseries has oscillated from 850 to only 100 during the present year. This variation in number is explained by the change in responsibility in the establishment of the plantings and the ownership pattern.


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Author(s): Rene R. Escobar, Manuel O. Sanchez, Guillermo C. Pereira

Publication: National Nursery Proceedings - 2000

Event: Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association Conference
2000 - Kona, HI