Sloan, John P.; Jump, Lewis H.; Ryker, Russell A. 1987. Container-grown ponderosa 

 pine seedlings outperform bareroot seedlings on harsh sites in southern Utah. Res. 

 Pap. INT-384. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Inter- 

 mountain Research Station. 14 p. 



Survival and height growth of container-grown and bareroot ponderosa pine seed- 

 lings planted on five different habitat types in southern Utah were compared after five 

 growing seasons. Survival of container-grown stock ranged from 78 to 98 percent; 

 bareroot stock, 64 to 91 percent. On good sites there was no difference in growth 

 rates and survival, but on harsh sites container-grown stock proved superior to 

 bareroot stock in both respects. 



KEYWORDS: reforestation, Pinus ponderosa, tree planting, tree nursery, seedlings, 

 survival, height growth, root system 



