nursery stock quality

The simplest quality criteria reflect the form of the plants: transplants are described by the transplanting regime in the nursery (which affects root form) or root collar diameter, larger nursery stock are described by their specification. Various lesser-used tests determine vigour or physiological condition.



This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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