. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Ontario. 25 Nursery Grown vs. Native Planting Stock. Nursery grown planting- stock will in most cases be more advisable than that taken from the native woods. A seedling taken from the woods has had the protection of surrounding trees ; it has a loose, ranging root system which must necessarily be considerably injured in lifting to trans- plant. In most cases it will cost more to collect plants growing scattered throughout the woods than it will to buy them from Fig. 12—(a) Nursery grown White Pine, showing the effects of transplanting. (b) Seedling from
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Ontario. 25 Nursery Grown vs. Native Planting Stock. Nursery grown planting- stock will in most cases be more advisable than that taken from the native woods. A seedling taken from the woods has had the protection of surrounding trees ; it has a loose, ranging root system which must necessarily be considerably injured in lifting to trans- plant. In most cases it will cost more to collect plants growing scattered throughout the woods than it will to buy them from Fig. 12—(a) Nursery grown White Pine, showing the effects of transplanting. (b) Seedling from the woods, showing loose, ranging root system The nursery grown plant is specially treated to stand the handling necessary in making plantations. It is grown in the open without pro- tection, and by transplanting has been made to develop a compact root system. The more compact the root system, the easier it is to place it in final position in the ground and properly cover the roots. Time of Planting. The transplanting or moving of a plant is an operation which seri- ously affects the constitution of the plant. It should be done at a time when it will least affect the growth of the plant. If the transplanting can be carried out without disturbing the soil about the roots of the plant and without subjecting the plant in its new surroundings to new. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : The Dept.
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