Re: Root Pruning to move trees

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• To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
• Subject: Re: Root Pruning to move trees
• From: "* R* H* <m*@worldnet.att.net>
• Date: Thu, 11 Dec 1997 09:30:59 -0600
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Last night I answered the question about the American Standard for
Nursery Stock and didn't notice that the Re: I was using was just to
Diana. Sorry. So glad Netscape keeps a copy of my outgoing letters.
> Diana L. Politika wrote:
> >
> > You obviously know your stuff!  Yippee!
> > Where are you from?
> > Do you have a nursery?
> >
> > D
> 
> I am from Minneapolis by way of Kentucky. In that other life I was a
> commercial grower and small garden center owner. In this life I work as
> a Horticulturist at Bachman's in Minneapolis. Since relocating here I
> took the Nursery Management series offered by the U. of M. Dept. of
> Horticulture. I assist with the training program my employer has for
> employees who want to take the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape
> Certification Test as well as answering general horticultural questions
> from the public and writing and editing informational materials for in
> house and public use.
> 
> Anyway, the Standard for a 4" caliper maple ball is a minimum of 42"
> with the depth not less than 60% of the diameter. If there were other
> specific specs wanted let me know what.
> 
> This specification is from the "American Standard for Nursery Stock"
> that I mentioned on Monday. The entire document has 42 pages and covers
> just about everyting - trees, shrubs, evergreens, small fruits, bulbs,
> perennials etc. It is a publication of the American Association of
> Nurserymen (who just changed their name so it wouldn't be exclusively
> NurseryMEN any longer and I'm not sure how the new one goes) 1250 I
> Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20005, phone: (202)789-2900.
> My copy is the 1990 version. It is updated periodically. I don't know
> the current price. Mine was part of a text packet for the class. The
> document is their "development of a standardized system of sizing and
> describing plants to facilitate the trade in nursery stock." It was
> first published in 1923 and is used for most landscape specifications.

-- 
<a href="m*@worldnet.att.net"><i>Mary Henry</i></a> 
Contributing Editor <a
href="http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/337"><b>Northern
Gardening</b></a>
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  • Root Pruning to move trees
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  • Re: Root Pruning to move trees
    • From: "Diana L. Politika" <diana@olympus.net>
  • Re: Root Pruning to move trees
    • From: V* M* G* &*
  • Re: Root Pruning to move trees
    • From: "Mary R. Henry" <mshen2@worldnet.att.net>

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