REFORESTATION SECTION 



TREE PRODUCTION 



AND DISTRIBUTION 



TREE PRODUCTION 



To meet the increasing demand for planting stock, sufficient 

 seed was sown at the ten forest tree nurseries for the pro- 

 duction of 100,000,000 trees, an increase of 43 per cent in 

 the production aim over 1967-8. 



Nursery Stock Production Target by Nurseries 



Nursery Stock Production Target by Species 



Species Number of Trees 



White Pine 9,771 ,000 



Red Pine 16,208,000 



Jack Pine 13,478,000 



Scotch Pine 2,060,000 



White Spruce 34,846,000 



Black Spruce 18,717,000 



Other Species 4,920,000 



Total 100,000,000 



NURSERY STOCK CONTROL 



The control and distribution of nursery stock, available for 

 distribution as provided by Section 7 of The Forestry Act 

 and for use of Ontario, resulted in the distribution of 

 52,157,150 trees during the year. 



School children planting trees at Tuscarora Indian Reserve. 



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