United States Department of Agriculture National Proceedings: Forest Service Rocky Mountain Forest and Conservation Research Station Proceedings RMRS-P-28 Nursery Associations 2002 May 2003 Riley L.E., Dumroese R.K., Landis T.D., technical coordinators. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations—2002. Ogden, UT: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Proceedings RMRS-P-28. 187 p. Abstract This proceedings is a compilation of 33 papers that were presented at the regional meetings of the forest and conservation nursery associations in the United States in 2002. The joint meeting of the Southern Forest Nursery Association and the Northeastern Forest and Conservation Nursery Association was held at the DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center in Gainesville, Florida on July 15 to 18. The meeting was hosted by the Florida Division of Forestry, Andrews Nursery. In addition to technical sessions, tours included Andrews Nursery and Stansel Farm & Nursery. The combined meeting of the Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association and the Forest Nursery Association of British Columbia occurred August 5 to 8 at the WestCoast Hotel in Olympia, Washington. The meeting was hosted by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Webster Forest Nursery. Morning technical sessions were followed by field trips to Webster Nursery and the Weyerhaeuser Bonsai Garden. Subject matter for both sessions included seed transfer, collection, and processing; pest problems and pesticide use; nursery culturing; transplanting; harvesting, storage, and outplanting. Key Words Bareroot nursery, container nursery, nursery practices, fertilization, pesticides, seeds, reforestation, restoration, plant propagation, native plants, tree physiology Papers were edited to a uniform style; however, authors are responsible for the content and accuracy of their papers. The use of trade or firm names in this publication is for reader information and does not imply endorsement of any product or service by any of the organizations represented here. This publication reports research involving pesticides. It does not contain recommendations for their use, nor does it imply that the uses discussed here have been registered. All uses of pesticides must be registered by the appropriate state and/or federal agencies before they can be recommended. CAUTION: Pesticides can injure humans, domestic animals, desirable plants, fish, and wildlife if they are not handled or applied properly. Use all pesticides selectively and carefully. Follow recommended practices for the disposal of surplus pesticides and their containers. NATIONAL PROCEEDINGS: FOREST AND CONSERVATION NURSERY ASSOCIATIONS—2002 Technical Coordinators Lee E. Riley, Supervisory Operations Forester, USDA Forest Service, Dorena Genetic Resource Center, 34963 Shoreview Road, Cottage Grove, OR 97424; telephone: 541.767.5723; FAX: 541.767.5709; email: [email protected] R. Kasten Dumroese, Plant Physiologist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 1221 South Main Street, Moscow, ID 83843; telephone: 208.883.2328; FAX: 208.883.2318; email: [email protected] Thomas D. Landis, National Nursery Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Cooperative Programs, J.H. Stone Nursery, 2606 Old Stage Road, Central Point, OR 97502-1300; telephone: 541.858.6166; FAX: 541.858.6110; email: [email protected] Sponsoring Organizations Florida Division of Forestry, Andrews Nursery Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Webster Forest Nursery Acknowledgments Funding for this publication was provided as a technology transfer service by State and Private Forestry, USDA Forest Service. The coordinators thank Bryan Jordin at the University of Georgia and Louise Kingsbury and Nancy Chadwick at the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station for their assistance with this project. Searchable Internet Database—www.fcnanet.org Papers published in the National Proceedings are available in portable document format (PDF) on the Forest and Conservation Nursery Association Internet site: http://www.fcnanet.org. This database can be searched by author and keyword and includes papers published in the regional nursery proceedings (Western, Intermountain, Northeastern, and Southern). On-line Nursery Information Visit the Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetics Resources Internet site: http://www.rngr.fs.fed.us CONTENTS SOUTHERN FOREST NURSERY ASSOCIATION Panel Discussion: Critical Use Exemption for Methyl Bromide AND THE NORTHEASTERN FOREST AND John Godbehere, Ken McNab, and George Hernandez** CONSERVATION NURSERY ASSOCIATION Nursery Accreditation July 15–18, 2002 Robert P. Karrfalt ................................................................. 43 DoubleTree Hotel and Conference Center, University of Florida Nursery Projects at the Missoula Technology and Gainesville, Florida Development Center Andy Trent and Brian Vachowski ..........................................47 Top 10 Statements That Persuaded You to Become a RNGR Web Site Update Nursery Manager J Bryan Jordin** Steve Gilly ............................................................................... 3 Producing High-Quality Slash Pine Seeds Florida and Florida Forests: A Sense of Place James Barnett and Sue Varela .............................................. 52 Wayne H. Smith ...................................................................... 4 The History of Fumigation at Andrews Nursery Determining Seed Transfer Guidelines for Steve Gilly** Southern Pines Ron C. Schmidtling ................................................................. 8 The Target Seedling Concept—A Tool for WESTERN FOREST AND CONSERVATION Better Communication Between Nurseries and NURSERY ASSOCIATION AND THE Their Customers FOREST NURSERY ASSOCIATION OF Thomas D. Landis ................................................................. 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA Morphological Differences of the Root August 5–8, 2002 System of Bareroot and Container Longleaf Pine after Outplanting West Coast Hotel Bill Pickens and Tim Howell ................................................. 17 Olympia, Washington Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center Forest Nurseries in Finland Update Marja Poteri.......................................................................... 59 Charles Michler** Environmental Impacts of Nurseries Nutsedge (Cyperus spp.) Eradiation: Impossible Dream? Marja-Liisa Juntunen ...........................................................64 Ted M. Webster ...................................................................... 21 Assimilation Lighting for Greenhouses EPA Pesticide Update John W. Bartok Jr ..................................................................74 Paul Guillebeau** Copper-Coated Containers and Their Impact on the Stunting of Southern Pine Seedlings by a Needle Environment Nematode (Longidorus sp.) Mark A. Crawford ................................................................. 76 Michelle M. Cram, Stephen W. Fraedrich, and Jeff Fields ....... 26 Phytotoxicity with Metam Sodium Hardening Fertilization and Nutrient Loading of Conifer Robert J. Buzzo .....................................................................79 Seedlings R. Kasten Dumroese..............................................................31 Ecophysiological Response of Douglas-fir Seedlings to Polymer-Coated Fertilizers Incorporating Controlled-release Fertilizer Douglass F. Jacobs, Robin Rose, and Diane L. Haase ........... 84 Technology into Outplanting Douglass F. Jacobs, Robin Rose, and Diane L. Haase ........... 37 A History of Transplanting Thomas D. Landis and John R. Scholtes ................................. 89 **No papers received; for more information contact authors at the addresses provided in the list of attendees. i Root Physiology and Phenology: the Key to Seedling Inventory Tracking Transplanting Success John Kitchen ........................................................................139 Gary A. Ritchie ...................................................................... 98 Managing Crop Uniformity in Weyerhaeuser Nurseries Producing Quality Transplant Seedlings: Bareroot to Erin Wallich and Tom Stevens ............................................144 Bareroot and Container to Bareroot Tim Crockett........................................................................105 Open-Pollinated Family Management in Nurseries William C. Carlson..............................................................151 Bareroot to Bareroot and Container to Bareroot Transplanting Fall Planting in Northern California Dan Timmer** Ed Fredrickson....................................................................159 Tree Seedling Transplanters Travels Among The Gwich’in Keith Windell (Presented by Brian Vachowski) ....................108 Bert Gildart and Jane Gildart .............................................162 Aspects to Make Plug-to-Plug Transplanting a Success Study Cases of Native Plant Projects for Mapuche Steve Pelton .........................................................................117 Communities in the Southern Region of Chile Paz Ovalle A., Zoia Neira C., and Patricio Nuñez M. ..........165 Container-to-Container Transplanting: Operations and Equipment LIST OF PARTICIPANTS John W. Bartok Jr. ...............................................................124 Combined Meeting of the Southern Forest Nursery RIMS, a Reforestation Information Management Association and the Northeastern Forest and System Conservation Nursery Associations .............................