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Forest Tree Seed Vertification and Certification

But what do we do in forestry--and I refer here to our dealings today in tomorrow's future--that is, in our reforestation efforts? All too often in reforestation the concern to get enough trees for planting overshadows the desirability of getting stock of high genetic quality with the result that today's investments are destined to pay a low return in tomorrow's markets. We are all stewards of the land, and it is our responsibility, regardless of the field of endeavor we pursue, to make the land a better place for our having been here. Let us then consider this responsibility as it applies to but one area of forestry, namely, reforestation.


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Author(s): Robert G. Hitt

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Central States Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1960