Container-Grown Ponderosa Pine Seedlings Outperform Bareroot Seedlings on Harsh Sites in Southern Utah

摘要

Survival and height growth of container-grown and bareroot ponderosa pine seedlings 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.