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Synthetic Ball Planting on the University of British Columbia Research Forest, Haney, B. C.

Ball planting is defined by the Society of American Foresters (1950) as the planting of young trees with balls of earth around the roots. The young tree is planted with its roots in situ within the nursery soil in which the seedling grew. The biological advantages of this type of planting have been acknowledged in forestry and horticulture for at least a century, but the limited application of ball planting is directly related to its high cost and low potential for technical innovation. Recently, however, synthetic growing media have been developed, which may allow the introduction of mass production techniques without loss of the biological advantages. This report summarizes results of planting trials on the University of British Columbia Research Forest, Haney, B.C. using Douglasfir seedlings grown in polyurethane foam from 1964 to 1968.


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Author(s): John Walters

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 20, Number 1 (1969)

Volume: 20

Number: 1