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Establishment and Management of Slash Pine Seed Orchards

It seems that there is very little that can be added to the theory of seed orchard establishment and management. A search of the literature during the past few years indicates that every possible angle has been covered and contradicted. Rather than rehash this information that is available and familiar to all of you, I will discuss our experience with seed orchards. Each organization dabbling in seed orchards has its peculiar problems and situations which must be met in their own way so that what works best for one may not be best for another. Such things as available labor, sites, money, foresters' ingenuity or lack of it, all influence what each organization has done and is doing.


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Author(s): George M. Ference

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1959