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Mechanization in Forest Tree Nurseries in the United States

There are 87 State nurseries, 30 forest industry nurseries, 13 Federal forest nurseries, and 10 Soil Conservation District and County nurseries in the United States, operated for the production of forest and windbarrier tree and shrub planting stock. In addition, scores of private nurseries produce tree planting stock, some of which is used for forestation work. Total production at all of these nurseries exceeds 1 billion trees annually. Most early nursery operations were carried out manually. Then mechanization began to enter into nursery management, beginning significantly in the early 1930's. Since then, mechanized operations have become a vital part of forest tree nursery practices; however, the types of equipment used often become antiquated, or are used continuously with little or no modification.


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Author(s): Robert G. Hitt

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Volume 22, Number 3 (1971)

Volume: 22

Number: 3