Finish dates for summer and fall planting are dependent on climatic conditions. Planting dates listed as possible are only being used under special conditions. If stock is generally not available for a planting season, it is listed as not available. Winter planting is often feasible in the Vancouver Forest Region in the southern most areas at low elevations. Because most stock for spring planting is frozen or coldstored it can be thawed for delivery as desired.
Prolonged storage depletes carbohydrate reserves and reduces the vigour of seedlings.
No planting of spring-delivered stock is recommended after June 21. Allocation of requested stock by planting season, 1997. Planting operations must take the thawing schedules of different stock types into account. Before delivery, the tops and roots must be evenly thawed, which takes about 5 to 10 days for container stock and about 3 days for bareroot. Once thawed, stock should be planted immediately.