The genetic improvement of Sitka spruce has been progressing steadily over the last 40 years from the selection of plus trees and progeny testing, to the establishment of seed orchards and the annual production of cuttings from family mixtures. The use of vegetatively-propagated trees (VP planting stock) from half-sibling family mixtures has become common place and VP is now a popular choice for restocking and new planting.
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