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News Release from: Forestry Commission | Subject: Control of Forest Reproductive Material
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 February 2004
New Controls On Tree Seeds And Plants
Guidance on recent changes in the rules on identifying and tracking tree seed and planting stock is now available from the Forestry Commission.
A free information note Recent Changes to the Control of Forest Reproductive Material has been published to help foresters and land managers understand new statutory labelling which gives guidance in choosing seeds and young trees for planting Forestry Commission inspectors have been working closely with the nursery industry to highlight the new regulations and what they mean for the trade
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"The main changes affect collection, production and choice of planting stock by the end user," explained author Sam Samuel of Forest Research.
"There has been an increase in the number of species controlled, and a classification of planting stock which takes into account the products of breeding programmes and addresses the increasing interest in using material from local sources.
"When suppliers sell seed or planting stock they now have to give the buyer a supplier's document describing the kind of seed or plants they are selling.
"This new informations note looks at how the wider range of material available to both producer and planter will be categorised, controlled and identified." Recent Changes to the Control of Forest Reproductive Material is available from the Forestry Commission.
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