Record 9.1 million pine seedlings dispatch

Friday 25 Jun 2021

 
The first of over 9.1 million pine seedlings have started their journey to State forests across NSW from Forestry Corporation of NSW’s Blowering Nursery, the largest crop in the nursery’s history. Phil Green, Plantation Improvement Manager, said the 9.1 million seedlings will join with a further five million from the Grafton Nursery and contracted supply and will be planted to rebuild fire-affected and previously harvested plantations around Tumut, Bombala, Bathurst, Mossvale, Walcha and Grafton.

“Following the Black Summer bushfires, we have boosted the capacity of our Blowering nursery thanks to a AU$2 million equity investment from the NSW government,” Mr Green said. “Getting to this point has been no small feat, but is an important task in bushfire recovery. Over the last 21 years, Forestry Corporation’s Blowering nursery has seen over 150 million seedlings pass through our gates".

“This year we have 16 staff on board to help with the grading and dispatch program which runs for five-months. At the height of the dispatch program, it is not uncommon to send upwards of 800,000 seedlings out of the nursery gate in a week.”

Mr Green said the seedlings started their journey in October last year, when the team at the nursery planted more than 400 kilograms of seed into individual cells. “Blowering supplies by far the largest portion of seedlings replanted state-wide, so it’s a role the nursery team takes very seriously,” Mr Green concludes.

Source: Forestry Corporation of NSW

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