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Arbutus Grove Nursery Ltd. grows a complete range of reforestation planting stock grown in containers for the Pacific Northwest from seed and rooted cuttings*.

The following Forest Tree Species are grown at our facility:

Forest Tree Species:

COMMON NAME BOTANICAL NAME CODE
Silver Fir Abies amabilis Ba
Grand Fir Abies grandis Bg
Red Alder Alnus rubra Dr
Yellow Cedar * Chameacyparis nootkatensis Yc
Engelmann Spruce Picea engelmannii Sx
Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis Ss
Lodgepole Pine Pinus contorta Pl
Western White Pine Pinus monticola Pw
Coastal Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Fdc
Interior Douglas Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii Fdi
Western Red Cedar Thuja plicata Cw
Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla Hw
Mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana Hm

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Growing container sizes:

Designation Canada Designation USA Plug dimensions; width x depth Plug root volume, cc Container plant density
310 B 4S 3x10 cm 40 160
313B 4 3X13 cm 65 160
410A 6S 3.6x10 cm 80 112
412B 6B 3.6x11.6 cm 95 112
415 B 6 3.5x15cm 93 112
412A 10S 4.2x12cm 126 77
415D 10 4.3x15cm 172 77
512A 15S 5.2x12cm 220 60
615A 20 6x15cm 336 45
1015 60 10.2x15cm 1005 15

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