Root development is critical to successful establishment after seedlings are outplanted on a
forest restoration site. There is an array of practices nursery practitioners and foresters use to …

Bareroot nursery practices that maximize root development and growth have been studied
and documented over a number of years. Each nursery, however, has its own unique …

A decade of the author's work evaluating effects of nursery culture on root system
development in coniferous seedlings is reviewed. The studies include the evaluation of …

With over 1.5 billion forest tree seedlings produced annually in the USA, seedling quality
assessment is critical to ensure reforestation success. While height and root-collar diameter …

Root morphology is important for successful seedling establishment in semiarid lands.
Production systems that improve root morphology, such as container volume, container …

Typical nursery production practices, such as root pruning and transplanting, can alter tree
root architecture and contribute to root systems that are too deep. In a study of field-grown …

The rapid establishment of seedlings in forest regeneration or afforestation sites after
planting is a prerequisite for successful reforestation. The relationship between the quality of …

Root system growth dynamics and architecture influence the establishment and field
performance of planted forest tree seedlings. Roots display extensive phenotypic plasticity in …

Detailed root and shoot development of bareroot and container Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga
menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) seedling stocktypes were compared during the first growing …

The attributes of the ideal seedling (ideotype) depend on whether the regeneration forester
is concerned with short-term or long-term reforestation goals. Once the regeneration forester …