Provincial Seedling Stock Type Selection And Ordering Guidelines

Helps landowners select an appropriate stock type to minimize the effects of site limiting factors on the establishment and early growth of seedlings.

Selection of an ideal seedling stock type depends upon the identification of site-specific factors that determine seedling growth. This manual proposes a classification of acceptable and experimental stock types, reviewing the selection of types suitable for planting seasons and sites in the Nelson Region. It provides the logic and reference tables necessary for making a stock type selection decision and provides tips for implementing stock type selection. The manual also provides some background information on species, microsite, and site preparation selection. It reviews the interaction of these other factors with stock type selection.

Set includes revised editions of some issues.

Some no. include reports compiled from information furnished by State Foresters (and others).