This part of BS 3936 specifies requirements for forest nursery stock of a size suitable for planting or replanting of woodlands, woodland landscapes and land required for other purposes involving trees such as production of Christmas trees and production of biomass.<\/p>\n
It also specifies requirements for planting stock of poplars and willows.<\/p>\n
BS 3936-4 is relevant to the supply of the young trees and shrubs for planting in woodland that falls within the scope of the Forest Reproductive Material (FRM) Regulations [1]. It is not limited to such uses and can be applied to similar plants supplied for any woodland or landscape project.<\/p>\n
It includes specifications for plant description, plant dimensions, health and condition, labelling, and packaging and storage, both for field-grown and for cell-grown plants.<\/p>\n
Requirements specified for plants being grown for sale or for transfer through market processes include: naming their origin and provenance or variety and\/or cultivar; age and the cultural system under which they are raised; dimensions, including height or length, diameter at a specified point or in relation to a given height; condition (health); and care when supplying stock to the planter.<\/p>\n
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| 3<\/td>\n | Contents 1 Scope 1 2 Normative reference 1 3 Terms and definitions 1 4 Plant description 5 5 Plant condition 10 6 Supply to planters 13 Annexes Annex A (informative) Species lists 15 Annex B (informative) Brief notes on the forest reproductive material and plant health legislation 22 Bibliography 24 List of tables Table 1 – Plant age and type or condition of typical forest nursery stock 6 Table 2 – Height classes and ranges for forestry seedlings and transplants other than poplars and willows 6 Table 3 – Species sturdiness for bare-rooted forest nursery stock, based on minimum root collar diameter (rcd) and height 7 Table 4 – Species sturdiness for cell-grown forest nursery stock, based on minimum root collar diameter (rcd) and height 8 Table 5 – Heights and diameters for rooted and unrooted poplar and willow sets other than cricket-bat willow 10 Table 6 – Heights and diameters for unrooted cricket-bat willow sets 11 Table 7 – Heights and diameters for rooted plants of cricket-bat willow: two-year-old plants (C\/2+0) 11 Table 8 – Root membrane permeability (rmp) for well-rooted forestry planting stock 12 Table A.1 – Species list: conifers 16 Table A.2 – Species list: broadleaves other than poplars and willows 17 Table A.3 – List of poplar species 19 Table A.4 – List of willow species 20 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 5<\/td>\n | Foreword <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 7<\/td>\n | 1 Scope 2 Normative reference 3 Terms and definitions 3.1 forest nursery stock 3.2 naming plants <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | 3.3 form and treatment of nursery plants <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | 3.4 cultural system <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | 3.5 plant dimensions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | 3.6 Age and treatment of plants 3.7 cultural terms 4 Plant description 4.1 Naming of plants 4.1.1 General 4.1.2 Origin and provenance 4.1.3 Variety or cultivar 4.2 Age and type of plants 4.2.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | Table 1 Plant age and type or condition of typical forest nursery stock 4.2.2 Age of rooted cuttings and sets 4.3 Plant dimensions 4.3.1 Plant height Table 2 Height classes and ranges for forestry seedlings and transplants other than poplars and willows <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 13<\/td>\n | 4.3.2 Sturdiness of plants Table 3 Species sturdiness for bare-rooted forest nursery stock, based on minimum root collar diameter (rcd) and height A), B) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 14<\/td>\n | Table 4 Species sturdiness for cell-grown forest nursery stock, based on minimum root collar diameter (rcd) and height A), B) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | Table 5 Heights and diameters for rooted and unrooted poplar and willow sets other than cricket-bat willow 4.4 Changes to plant description 4.4.1 General 4.4.2 Substitution 5 Plant condition 5.1 Marketable quality <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | 5.2 Shoots 5.2.1 General 5.2.2 Cricket-bat willow Table 6 Heights and diameters for unrooted cricket-bat willow sets Table 7 Heights and diameters for rooted plants of cricket-bat willow: two-year-old plants (C\/2+0) 5.3 Roots 5.3.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | 5.3.2 Root health 5.3.3 Root membrane permeability Table 8 Root membrane permeability (rmp) for well-rooted forestry planting stock <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | 5.3.4 Root shape and condition 5.4 Plant dormancy 6 Supply to planters 6.1 General 6.1.1 Maintenance of plant condition a) their initial moisture content is maintained (i.e. plants do not dry out); b) they remain cool at all times (i.e. they do not overheat or break bud prematurely); c) foliage is not waterlogged (to avoid death of tissues and colonization by fungi); d) plants are handled gently (to maintain cell condition and avoid increased root membrane permeability, see Table 7); e) insects and other pests cannot multiply. 6.1.2 Cold storage <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | 6.2 Wrapping and packing 6.2.1 Packing materials 6.2.2 Packing and bundling 6.2.3 External packaging 6.2.4 Contents of labelling on packages 6.2.5 Labelling on external wrappings packages <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | Annex A (informative) Species lists A.1 Introduction A.2 Names A.3 Plant health A.4 National Register Identities A.5 Willow reference collections <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 22<\/td>\n | Table A.1 Species list: conifers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 23<\/td>\n | Table A.2 Species list: broadleaves other than poplars and willows <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | Table A.3 List of poplar species <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 26<\/td>\n | Table A.4 List of willow species <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 28<\/td>\n | Annex B (informative) Brief notes on the forest reproductive material and plant health legislation B.1 Introduction B.2 Objectives B.2.1 General B.2.2 Voluntary extension of systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 29<\/td>\n | B.3 Records and traceability B.3.1 General B.3.2 Supplier\u2019s documents B.3.3 Country of origin B.4 Type <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 30<\/td>\n | Bibliography [1] GREAT BRITAIN. The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002. London: The Stationery Office. SI No. 3026. [2] GREAT BRITAIN. The Plant Health (Great Britain) Order 1993 (as amended). London: The Stationery Office. SI No. 1320. [3] HORTICULTURAL TRADES ASSOCIATION. National Plant Specification 2002. Theale, Reading, Berks, 2002. [4] JOINT COUNCIL FOR LANDSCAPE INDUSTRIES. Specifying seed sources for trees for large scale amenity and forestry planting. Landscape Institute, London, 2002. [5] THE FOREST AUTHORITY. The UK Forestry Standard (Second edition). Edinburgh: Forestry Commission, 2004. [6] INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE. International code of nomenclature for cultivated plants. Leuven, Belgium, 2004. [7] JOBLING, J. Poplars for wood production and amenity. Bulletin 92. Edinburgh: Forestry Commission, 1990. [8] MORGAN, J. Forest tree seedlings. Best practice in supply, treatment and planting. Bulletin 121. Edinburgh: Forestry Commission, 1999. [9] DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS. Plant health guide to plant passporting and marketing requirements. PB 2160. London, 2004. [10] SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. Plant health guide to plant passporting and marketing requirements. Edinburgh, 2003. [11] SAMUEL, C.J.A. Recent changes to the control of forest reproductive material. Information Note 53. Edinburgh: Forestry Commission, 2003. [12] FORESTRY COMMISSION. Guidance on the implementation of the FRM Regulations. Working Draft February 2007. Edinburgh, 2002. [13] ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH. The UK National Willow Collection. List updated to November 2002. Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, Herts AL5 2JQ. [14] FARJON, A. World checklist and bibliography of conifers (Second edition). Kew: Royal Botanical Gardens, 1998. [15] STACE, C. New flora of the British Isles. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. [16] TUBBY, I. and ARMSTRONG, A. Establishment and management of short rotation coppice. Practice Note 7. Edinburgh: Forestry Commission, 2002. [17] HERBERT, R., SAMUEL, S. and PATERSON, G. Using local stock for planting trees and shrubs. Practice Note 8. Edinburgh: Forestry Commission, 1999. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 31<\/td>\n | [18] TABBUSH, P., PARFITT, R and TUBBY, I. Poplar and willow varieties for short rotation coppice. Information Note 17. Edinburgh: Forestry Commission, 2002. [19] TABBUSH, P. and LONSDALE, D. Approved poplar varieties. Information Note 21. Edinburgh: Forestry Commission, 1999. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nursery stock – Specification for forest trees, poplars and willows<\/b><\/p>\n |