Nursery profile: North Carolina Department of Forest Resources F.H. Claridge Nursery

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  • Authors: West, James
  • Publication Year: 2009
  • Publication Series: Proceedings (P)
  • Source: In: Dumroese, R. K.; Riley, L. E., tech. coords. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2008. Proc. RMRS-P-58. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 69-70

Abstract

North Carolina Department of Forest Resources F.H. Claridge Nursery in Goldsboro, was founded as the Little River Nursery in 1954, and was one of five nurseries in the Forest Resources Division at the time. The early focus of the nursery was on southern yellow pine species, predominantly loblolly (Pinus taeda) and longleaf (P. palustris) pines.

  • Citation: West, James 2009. Nursery profile: North Carolina Department of Forest Resources F.H. Claridge Nursery. In: Dumroese, R. K.; Riley, L. E., tech. coords. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2008. Proc. RMRS-P-58. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 69-70
  • Keywords: hardwoods, Pinus taeda, Pinus palustris, bareroot, container
  • Posted Date: May 19, 2009
  • Modified Date: April 1, 1980
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