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Some nurseries sell single-family seedlots, the Georgia Forestry Commission does not. What is the difference?

April 26, 2017Commission FORESTRY Georgia nurseries seedlots sell

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Some nurseries sell single-family seedlots, the Georgia Forestry Commission does not. What is the difference?

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Single family seedlots mean the seeds all come from the same mother tree. As a result, all the seedlings from a single-family seedlot are closely related. In a mixed seedlot, the seeds are derived from a number of mother trees and therefore more genetically diverse.