Some Practical Aspects of Seed Orchard Management in the South


The nation's population is increasing at a rapid rate, while at the same time productive land acreage is decreasing. Competition for land usage will bring many future problems, and we will be compelled to grow more timber volume on fewer acres. The forest tree improvement program was initiated with this fact in view and is making steady progress toward a superior forest. To produce this superior forest we must have a reliable seed source; thus the seed orchard became a must to practically every land-holding company in the South.
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Publication 10th Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference Proceedings
Event Houston, TX - 1969
Author Frank Vande Linde
Published 1969/06/19
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