Producing Planting Stock in Forest Nurseries

Contents 1. Introduction 2. The unique character of forestry planting stock 2.1 Nursery-cultured planting stock 2.2 Wildings 3. The role of forest nurseries in forest management 4. Does the nursery affect the planting stock? 5. Types of nurseries 5.1 Bareroot nurseries 5.2 Container nurseries 5.3 A combination of container and bareroot nursery culture 6. Establishing a new nursery 6.1 Economic and logistical considerations 6.2 Choosing a site for a nursery 6.2.1 Biological factors 6.2.2 Logistical factors 6.3 Production capacity and efficiency of space utilization 6.4 Consolidating forest nurseries 7. The origin of the planting stock 7.1 Genetic characteristics of planting stock 7.2 Contribution of vegetative propagation to genetic characteristics of planting stock 7.2.1 Planting stock derived from vegetative propagation 7.3 Contribution of sexual reproduction to genetic characteristics of planting stock 7.4. The role of seeds in obtaining planting stock from sexual reproduction 7.4.1 Seed collection, seed quality, and ability to germinate 7.4.2 Purity of seed batches 7.4.3 Seed storage 7.4.4 Germination tests and sowing formulas 8. The culture of forestry planting stock 8.1 Bareroot culture of seedlings 8.1.1 Preparing bareroot beds for sowing 8.1.2 Sowing date 8.1.3 Sowing 8.1.4 Density of plants in nursery beds 8.1.5 Care of the young plants 8.1.6 Irrigation 8.1.7 Mineral nutrition