North Carolina Forest Service Tree Planting Pocket Guide 8th Edition - 2016

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MARGINAL
If temperature inside storage area is above 75ºF, do
not store seedlings more than 24 hours.
Do not stack over 2 deep without spacers.
SEVERE
Seedlings should not be stored in bags/bundles/
boxes for more than a few hours at temperatures
above 85ºF, or seedling damage will occur and
survival will be adversely affected.
Lethal temperatures occur in bags/bundles at 118ºF.
Do not store seedlings in an area where the
temperature is 32ºF or less.
Do not allow seedlings to freeze.
If trees have been frozen less than 36 hours:
(1) Thaw seedlings slowly.
(2) Determine condition.
Off Site Storage
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