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Nursery Practice for Growing Sycamore Seedlings

Our nursery is divided into two fields which are rotated each year- -each field growing a crop of pine seedlings every other year. The hardwood seedlings are grown in the field where the cover crop is sown. The reason for this is to eliminate damage from mineral spirits used to control weeds in the pine. Site preparation for the hardwood nursery beds was the same as that for pine. One to 1 1/2 inches of sawdust was turned under to a depth of 8 to 10 inches. The area was then disked well to break up clods and smooth the soil for fertilizer application. A fertilizer mixture of 1,000 pounds of super phosphate, 100 pounds of lime, 400 pounds of potash, 200 pounds of ammonium nitrate, and 8 pounds of chlordane was added per acre. The area was completely disked again and followed by a rotivator which mixed thoroughly the fertilizer with the soil. The soil was dragged to level uneven areas and then a bed shaper prepared beds 4 feet wide and 3 to 5 inches high, similar to those prepared for pine seedlings.


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Author(s): Frank Vande Linde

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 41 (1960)