North Carolina Forest Service Tree Planting Pocket Guide 8th Edition - 2016
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How to Use This <strong>Pocket</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
This pocket guide contains information and<br />
standards for tree seedling handling and planting<br />
to improve the likelihood of a successful planting.<br />
The standards that follow are used by the NCFS<br />
to insure a quality planting job is completed on<br />
projects receiving cost share assistance. This<br />
guide supports and interprets the NCFS <strong>Tree</strong><br />
<strong>Planting</strong> Quality Control sheet (4204-2).<br />
As per NCFS Policy & Procedure 4204, the NC<br />
<strong>Forest</strong> <strong>Service</strong>, when requested, will assist and<br />
advise the private landowner with:<br />
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Ordering and locating seedlings of a suitable<br />
seed source.<br />
Locating planting tools or machines.<br />
Demonstrate proper planting techniques.<br />
Loan tree planting bars on a deposit basis.<br />
Assist in locating state or private tree planting<br />
contractors.<br />
√ Provide quality control checks on all cost<br />
share projects where NCFS has technical<br />
responsibility.<br />
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