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Which tree planting school graduates end up with greater seedling survival?
In the South, many planted seedlings (40 to 80 percent) can be classified as having deformed roots However, just because a planted pine seed(ling has a bent taproot, this does not mean the performance will be worse than seedlings that originate from di rect seeding. In fact, 30 percent or more of seedlings originating from seed have bent taproots. Therefore, bends in the taproot can be "natural" as well as "me(( as ` manufactured." Even pn, so, some claim that J-roots will kill seedlings and that utmost care should be exercised during planting to ensure the taproot is straight. They claim that planting seedling roots deeply will bend the roots and, therefore, they say the "proper" plan.ing depth is with the root collar slightly below ground((ne. But in actuality, shallow planting kills seedlings, roots per se do not. .
In my opinion,on; tree planting guidelines for loblolly pine overemphasize the dangers of both J-rooting and deep planting. These guidelines should be rewritten to eliminate the unimportant aspects of planting and to stress...