<div dir="ltr">Hello All,<div><br></div><div>I am interested in knowing what processes and/or practices municipalities across Canada use to source and procure quality, caliper nursery stock to be used for street/park plantings? I am particularly interested in whether your organization produces its own caliper trees? If not, do you physically select or tag trees at the nursery prior to purchase? If you do, how far do you travel to do so?  and lastly, what criteria or specifications do you use to define a 'quality' nursery tree? </div><div><br></div><div>Any feedback would be appreciated. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:13px;border:medium none;border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" width="110" style="border:medium none;padding:0in 5.4pt;width:82.75pt"><a href="http://www.edmonton.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="https://eservices.edmonton.ca/Images/Edsquarelogoweb.png"></a><br></td><td valign="top" width="528" style="border:medium none;padding:0in 5.4pt;width:396.05pt"><div style="margin-bottom:0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt"><span class="" id=":2ia.1" tabindex="-1" style="background:yellow">Crispin</span> Wood | MS, Urban Forestry | </span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom:0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Neighbourhoods and Parks</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.5pt"><br></span></b><span style="font-size:8pt"><div style="font-size:small;display:inline">​​</div></span><span style="font-size:10.6667px">Neighbourhoods</span><span style="font-size:8pt"> | Community Services</span><span style="font-size:8pt"><br></span><span style="font-size:8pt">12304 - 107 Street | Edmonton AB | T5J 2R7</span><span style="font-size:8pt"><br>tel </span><span style="font-size:8pt"><a href="tel:780-442-0224" value="+17804964114" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">780-442-0224</a>|</span><span style="font-size:10.6667px"><div style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;display:inline"> ​</div></span><span style="font-size:8pt">email </span><a href="mailto:crispin.wood@edmonton.ca" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:8pt" target="_blank"><span class="" id=":2ia.2" tabindex="-1" style="background:yellow">crispin</span>.wood@<span class="" id=":2ia.3" tabindex="-1" style="background:yellow">edmonton</span>.ca</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:11px"><a href="http://www.edmonton.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.<span class="" id=":2ia.4" tabindex="-1" style="background:yellow">edmonton</span>.ca</a> </span> <br><a href="http://transformingedmonton.ca/?utm_source=coe&utm_medium=footer&utm_campaign=socialmedia" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.edmonton.ca/interface/transform_icon_20x20.jpg"></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CityofEdmonton" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.edmonton.ca/interface/twitter_icon_20x20.jpg"></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cityofedmonton" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.edmonton.ca/interface/facebook_icon_20x20.jpg"></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/CityEdmonton?utm_campaign=socialmedia&utm_source=coe&utm_medium=footer" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.edmonton.ca/interface/youtube_icon_20x20.jpg"></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-of-edmonton/careers?trk=top_nav_careers" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.edmonton.ca/interface/linkedin_icon_20x20.jpg"></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div>
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