Forestry Memories

Experiments in cloching and mixed potting material

Experiments in cloching and mixed potting material

Date Added: 25 June 2012 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1982 Picture No: 1169

Images courtesy of John Keeleyside, Forres and Forest Research, Newton, Elgin.

The first image above shows the benefits of covering the seed beds of Sitka spruce with cloches for various periods.
The subsequent images in the PDFs show the results of rooting cuttings in various types of containers, peat and vermiculite mixtures as well as in trays. The last image shows the Newton Nursery experimental seed beds with and without cloches next to the camera

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Groups: Forest Nurseries, Forest Research

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