Are there different kinds of tree nursery?
Yes, they can be: • temporary or more permanent (C 21); • of very different sizes (C 22), ranging from very small (dealing with about 10–100 young trees at a time) to very large (producing hundreds of thousands or millions of plants a year); and • used for a variety of different purposes, such as growing young trees for: • planting around the family home, garden and farm; • school and community planting (D 27 in Manual 4); • larger scale programmes by the government or private owners; • sale to other people; or • use in experimental research (C 7). What are the most important things about nurseries? • Where they are put (C 20), particularly in relation to the planting site(s); • Having reliable sources of clean water and of materials for making good soil mixes (C 6, C 23–24); • Thinking carefully about the internal layout (C 22) before setting up the nursery (C 26); • Producing favourable environments in them, so that the young trees have root systems that will give them a good chance
