Pine Seedlings
MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT TO
FURNISH 252,000 CONTAINERIZED LONGLEAF
PINE SEEDLINGS OF NATIVE SEED SOURCE
WITH THE FOLLOWING SEEDLING SPECIFICATIONS:
1) AVERAGE ROOT COLLAR DIAMETER OF AT
LEAST 8 MM WITH A MINIMUM ROOT COLLAR
DIAMETER OF 6.5 MM.
2) SEEDLING NEEDLES WILL BE 6 TO 10 INCHES
IF CLIPPED AND 8 TO 12 INCHES
IF UNCLIPPED, WITH MANY NEEDLE FASCICLES
PRESENT.
3) PRESENCE OF SECONDARY NEEDLES.
4) A WELL DEVELOPED ROOT SYSTEM, WITH
THE PRESENCE OF MYCORRHIZAE WITH
GOOD PLUG INTEGRITY. PLUG TO BE
MOIST AT TIME OF EXTRACTION.
5) VENDOR WILL PROVIDE NUTRIENT ANALYSIS
DATA AND GROWTH DATA AT LEAST
ONCE A MONTH.
6) FREE FROM RECOGNIZABLE DISEASES,
PESTS, NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY AND
MECHANICAL DAMAGE.
7) SEEDLINGS WILL BE BOXED 250 PER BOX.
8) SEEDLINGS WILL BE DELIVERABLE BEGINNING
NOVEMBER 15, 2010 AND TO BE
COMPLETED BY JANUARY 15, 2011.
9) SEEDLINGS WILL BE DELIVERED TO
BARBOUR COUNTY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
AREA IN BARBOUR COUNTY PER DCNR
SCHEDULING.
SUCCESSFUL VENDOR WILL CULTIVATE, HARVEST,
PACKAGE, AND SHIP THE SEEDLINGS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD NURSERY PRACTICES.
