c.1966. Western white pine tree breeding on young grafts at Dorena Seed Orchard in the 1960s and 70s. Minibags for pollination; second year cones; cloth insect protection bag; full-size pollination bags (sausage casing).
Western white pine tree breeding on young grafts at Dorena Seed Orchard in the 1960s and 70s. Minibags for pollination; second year cones; cloth insect protection bag; full-size pollination bags (sausage casing). Dorena Genetic Resouce Center. Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Photo courtesy of: Jerry Barnes
Date: c.1966
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.
Source: Gerald Barnes collection; courtesy Richard Sniezko, Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Dorena Genetic Resource Center (DGRC) is the USDA Forest Service's regional service center for genetics in the Pacific Northwest Region. Dorena houses disease resistance breeding programs for five-needled pines and Port-Orford-cedar, a native plant development program, and the National Tree Climbing Program.
To learn more about the early history of the DGRC, see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
For additional photos of the DGRC program, see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
c.1966. Western white pine tree breeding on young grafts at Dorena Seed Orchard in the 1960s and 70s. Minibags for pollination; second year cones; cloth insect protection bag; full-size pollination bags (sausage casing).
Western white pine tree breeding on young grafts at Dorena Seed Orchard in the 1960s and 70s. Minibags for pollination; second year cones; cloth insect protection bag; full-size pollination bags (sausage casing). Dorena Genetic Resouce Center. Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Photo courtesy of: Jerry Barnes
Date: c.1966
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.
Source: Gerald Barnes collection; courtesy Richard Sniezko, Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Dorena Genetic Resource Center (DGRC) is the USDA Forest Service's regional service center for genetics in the Pacific Northwest Region. Dorena houses disease resistance breeding programs for five-needled pines and Port-Orford-cedar, a native plant development program, and the National Tree Climbing Program.
To learn more about the early history of the DGRC, see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
For additional photos of the DGRC program, see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...
Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth