[CANUFNET] CANUFNET Digest, Vol 133, Issue 1

Tue Mar 1 17:42:57 EST 2016

Hello Crispin,

The City of Vancouver both grows its own stock and purchases from the Fraser Valley.  There are continued issues with growing our own trees,  which might someday end our operation.  Advantages are the ability to plan well ahead and have flexibility of supply.  Cost advantages are slim,  and have been negative or positive depending on the supply and demand situation.  The reason we are sometimes price competitive is that our land is an inexpensive lease from the Region,  don't pay taxes on profit or have to market,  and of course we buy all of our own material.  Lack of capital investment has depleted the farms ability to remain truly competitive.  We purchase bare root stock and grow it for usually three years, harvest rate is around 1500 -2000 trees per year.

We purchase from Fraser Valley growers  ( lucky us )   using a tender process.  We usually preinspect ( before tender ) and tag in the field.  Our prices are often catalogue,  but sometimes we are able to get good buys by watching for over supply situations  (provided of course they are the right tree).  We contract grow occasionally but our procurement/budgeting system works against it.

Bill Stephen
Vancouver Park Board

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Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2016 06:39:01 +0000 (UTC)
From: GORDON MACKAY <gordon_mackay at yahoo.com>
To: Canadian Urban Forest Network <canufnet at list.web.net>
Subject: Re: [CANUFNET] Sourcing Nursery Stock
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Hi Crispin,
I have a really good resource on nursery stock selection, my father in Scotland has been involved in this for over twenty five years and is most likely one of the most experienced horticulturists in nursery stock selection of both open ground material and containerized nursery stock, especially rootballed trees destined for urban forestry applications. 
I think you will find his specifications to find a quality nursery tree of particular interest.
He has traveled throughout the UK and Europe sourcing trees and shrubs on behalf of local municipalities, landscape architects, landscape contractors, non-profit organizations and private clients. He has also been involved in numerous contract grow systems which I'm sure he would advocate as being an excellent way to procure a quality product at a fair price for both the nursery and client.
If you would like? to contact him via email he can be reached at angus at mackayconsultants.comJust let him know his son on Vancouver Island? passed on his details.Even although he has not got this experience in North America I'm confident his experience and knowledge will be invaluable as he is one of the few consultants around who specializes in this area.
All the very best,
Gordon MackayBC

      From: Crispin Wood <crispin.wood at edmonton.ca>
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 Sent: Friday, February 26, 2016 10:00 AM
 Subject: [CANUFNET] Sourcing Nursery Stock

Hello All,
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??
Any feedback would be appreciated.?

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