McDonald, Stephen E.; Boyd, Raymond J.; Sears, Donald E. Lifting, storage, 

 planting practices influence growth of conifer seedlings in the Northern 

 Rockies. Res. Pap. INT-300. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

 Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station; 1983. 

 12 p. 



In two studies in northern Idaho, nursery stock was lifted and stored 

 under a variety of regimes and planted throughout the spring planting 

 season. Planting date had the strongest influence on survival and growth, 

 with early plantings performing better than late plantings. 



KEYWORDS: conifer seedlings, lifting, storage, planting date 



