摘要：The production of container-grown seedlings for reforestationin the Southern United States has increased nearly 5,000percent since 1980. Current container seedling production inthe Southern United States represents 68 percent of the entireU.S. container production. This article describes results froma comprehensive survey of container nursery practices in theSouthern United States that includes nursery size, seedlingsproduced, container type, and growing media. In addition,production methods such as sowing, pest control, irrigation,fertilization, cultural techniques, shipping, and labor sourcesare also described.
