KAA, John Cary and Gord Oldford looking at dead trees at Creekside nursery (Trevisanuto-owned).

View of dessicated, dead seedlings at Creekside nursery, part of investigation. Container, dessication, black spruce, 1+0.

View of green and dessicated seedlings to show roots; from beds in slide #554 at Creekside nursery (Trevisanuto). Dessication, black spruce, 1+0.

View of containers to show why there is poor germination; lack of support so that containers are irregular and this causes gaps and compaction. Containers, black spruce, 1+0.

KAA and Keith McClain at Grundy's private greenhouse. Container, black spruce, 1+0.

View of one set with only 70% mortality. Why? See other beds in background. This is at Hodwitz'. Container, jack pine, 1+0.

Hodwitz' workers restocking trays after major losses to dessication.

View of mortality at A&R nursery as a result of dessication. Dessication, black spruce, 1+0.

View of extracted seedlings showing degree of dessication to mortality at A&R's greenhouse. Dessication, black spruce, 1+0.

Poor growth of red pine due to attack by Cylindrocladium spp. Disease, red pine, 2+0.