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Thousands of Seedlings are transplanted each year for sturdier root structure. 
The tremendous volume of the three Musser nurseries means low prices. 
Acres of sturdy, well-rocted, strong-stemmed Scotch Pine shown below are 
typical of the superiority of Musser Cultured Stock. ‘‘There is a difference.’’ 
2 — Musser Forests, Inc. 
Musser Selects True-Strain Seed 
All tree seed is not the same. If the parent tree has un- 
desirable qualities, its seed will perpetuate those qualities. 
To be sure of the best obtainable seed, we send men all 
over the United States to seek out mature, hardy, disease- 
resistant parent trees with straight stems and foliage of 
rich color. 
We import seed picked from selected stands of timber 
in Europe, which have been developed through generations 
to bring out desirable characteristics. 
Such selectivity is costly—yes. But it puts meaning into 
the phrase, “Musser Trees Grow Best.” 
Musser Root Systems Are Superior 
The young Musser tree with strong, extensively branched, 
but compact, root system is the tree that survives. Good 
heredity characteristics through selection of seed is the basic 
requirement—careful handling and scientific culture in the 
nursery is also essential. The many additional feeder roots 
in Musser Cultured Tree Stock enable the young tree to ex- 
tract the most food from the soil of your planting site. 
Musser Tree Stock is superior. It will survive where inferior 
planting stock will not. 
Transplanting Makes More Roots 
Stock is transplanted in our nurseries from one to four 
or more times. Each time, the longer, more easily damaged 
roots are reduced so that more small feeder roots develop 
near the stem. The more feeder roots, the more quickly the 
tree is established on your land. Also, the resulting compact 
mass of small feeder roots makes the tree easier to plant. 
Each year, in the spring and summer, we transplant 
hundreds of thousands of seedlings to build more feeder 
roots. Results prove extra cost is repaid many times over. 
G uttings and Grafts Guarantee Qualities 
To reproduce exact qualities desired in stock of a certain 
species, Musser Forests propagates by cuttings or grafts. 
ROOTED CUTTINGS are small branches from perfect 
specimen trees, rooted in our propagation houses under 
controlled conditions of fertility, moisture and temperature. 
In cases where a species will not root from cuttings . . . 
GRAFTS are produced by introducing cuttings of the 
desired quality on to hardy root stock of a related species. 
Grafting is a complicated cultural process covering some 
months. 
COVER: Fred Musser compares Musser Special Strain Seedlings with 
ordinary stock, proving the advantage of Musser Culture. 
Copyright 1955 Musser Forests, Inc. All rights reserved 
