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Idaho Panhandle National Forests Coeur d’Alene Nursery

Container Extract and Pack Solicitation# 12034318Q0054

TABLE 1

CONTAINER DIPPING TEMPERATURES AND TIME SPECIFICATIONS

Temperature range in Fahrenheit High density plastic block Styrofoam block

BELOW 155 degrees F Don’t dip – not effective Don’t dip - not effective

155-159 30 seconds 2 minutes

160-164 15 seconds 2 minutes

165-190 15 seconds 1 minute

ABOVE 190 degrees F WILL DAMAGE TRAYS DAMAGES COATING

TABLE 2

Block Container Sizes

BLOCK name BLOCK

MODEL

METRIC

# CELLS PER VOLUME/

CELL

CELL

DEPTH

CELL TOP

DIAMETER

Block size dimensions cells/ml sq.ft. m2 cu in. ml in. cm in. cm Length x width In.

240 Styrofoam block 240/40 211A 105.4 2.4 40 4.5 0.9 23.6 x 13.8

160 Styrofoam block 160/90 315B 70.6 756 5.5 90 6.0 15.2 1.2 3.0 23.6 x 13.8

112 standard

Styrofoam block 112/105 415B 49.4 530 6.6 105 5.9 14.9 1.4 3.6 23.6 x 13.8

112 long

Styrofoam block 112/164 412A 10.0 164 8.0 20.3 1.4 3.6 23.6 x 13.8

91 Styrofoam block 91/130 415C 40.1 430 7.9 130 6.0 15.2 1.5 3.9 23.6 x 13.8

98 Supercell* SC10 N/A 49 10.0 164 8.25 1.5 24 x 12

98 Stubby* SC7 N/A 49 6.5 107 5.5 1.5 24 x 12

D16 D16L N/A 25 16 262 7.0 2.0 24 x 12

D25 D25L N/A 25 25 410 10.0 2.0 24 x 12

D40 D40L N/A 18.2 40 656 10.0 2.7 14 x 14

Tall-1 TP414 N/A 0.8 gal 2,830 14.0 4.0

* Whitebark pine or native plants can be produced in these trays

Idaho Panhandle National Forests Coeur d’Alene Nursery

Container Extract and Pack Solicitation# 12034318Q0054

TABLE 3

CONTAINER SEEDLING SPECIFICATIONS

for all container types

Min Max Min Min

Shoot Shoot Caliper Root plug

Species (in.) (in.) (mm) (bottom%)

DF 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

ES 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

LP 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

PP 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

WL 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

WP 3.0 15.0 3.0 75%

WRC 4.0 15.0 3.0 75%

TABLE 4

CONTAINER STOCK CONDITION SPECIFICATIONS

Seedlings with:

1.) Forked branch with no definite leader will be culled. This includes seedlings with main stem less than 1” longer than a lateral branch and trees that are forked resulting in 2 terminals shoots.

2.) For all species, if more than 25% of the media is missing off the bottom of the root plug, the seedling will be culled.

3.) For Douglas-fir, if more than 25% of the media is missing from the top of the root plug, the seedling will be culled.

4.) Seedlings with brown (dead) foliage will be culled. Check with COR for foliage color clarification.

5.) Seedlings with obvious fungus (Botrytis mold) or insect damage will be culled. Check with

COR for specific damage clarification.