• Cayford, J.H. (Ed.)
  Canadian Forestry Service
  

Forest managers have long considered direct seeding as an alternative reforestation technique to planting. Among the advantages cited for seeding are lower cost, a low requirement for labor and supervision, an opportunity to regenerate large areas quickly from the air, flexibility, and a resulting stand of trees with a naturally undisturbed root system. Conversely its disadvantages include a lower rate of success than planting, coupled with the fact that stands of excessively high density may result.

The purpose of this symposium was to review the current state of the art and stimulate further research and development of direct seeding as an operational regeneration technique for the Canadian pines and spruces.