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Other important selection criteria
Other factors can influence nursery tree quality. Some of these are listed in the following table.
Factors influencing tree quality
- canopy uniformity (uniform is usually preferable)
- canopy fullness (full is usually better)
- seed or propagule source (what region of the country did the seed come from)
- quality of old pruning cuts (avoid trees with flush cuts)
- insect and disease infestation (none is best)
- trunk injury and broken branches (none is best)
- trunk wrap (it may be covering up injury)
- foliage color and size (should be typical for the tree)
- die-back in the canopy (should be none)
- presence of stakes (a tree that comes from the nursery with a stake may not be capable of holding itself erect)
